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- English Word Momentums Definition of Momentum
- English Word Momier Definition A name given in contempt to strict Calvinists in Switzerland, France, and some parts of Germany, in the early part of the 19th century.
- English Word Mommery Definition See Mummery.
- English Word Momot Definition See Motmot.
- English Word Momus Definition The god of mockery and censure.
- English Word Mon- Definition Same as Mono-.
- English Word Mon- Definition A prefix signifying one, single, alone; as, monocarp, monopoly; (Chem.) indicating that a compound contains one atom, radical, or group of that to the name of which it is united; as, monoxide, monosulphide, monatomic, etc.
- English Word Mona Definition A small, handsome, long-tailed West American monkey (Cercopithecus mona). The body is dark olive, with a spot of white on the haunches.
- English Word Monachal Definition Of or pertaining to monks or a monastic life; monastic.
- English Word Monachism Definition The system and influences of a monastic life; monasticism.
- English Word Monacid Definition Having one hydrogen atom replaceable by a negative or acid atom or radical; capable of neutralizing a monobasic acid; -- said of bases, and of certain metals.
- English Word Monad Definition An ultimate atom, or simple, unextended point; something ultimate and indivisible.
- English Word Monad Definition The elementary and indestructible units which were conceived of as endowed with the power to produce all the changes they undergo, and thus determine all physical and spiritual phenomena.
- English Word Monad Definition One of the smallest flangellate Infusoria; esp., the species of the genus Monas, and allied genera.
- English Word Monad Definition A simple, minute organism; a primary cell, germ, or plastid.
- English Word Monad Definition An atom or radical whose valence is one, or which can combine with, be replaced by, or exchanged for, one atom of hydrogen.
- English Word Monadaria Definition The Infusoria.
- English Word Monadelphia Definition A Linnaean class of plants having the stamens united into a tube, or ring, by the filaments, as in the Mallow family.
- English Word Monadelphian Definition Alt. of Monadelphous
- English Word Monadelphous Definition Of or pertaining to the Monadelphia; having the stamens united in one body by the filaments.
- English Word Monadic Definition Alt. of Monadical
- English Word Monadical Definition Of, pertaining to, or like, a monad, in any of its senses. See Monad, n.
- English Word Monadiform Definition Having the form of a monad; resembling a monad in having one or more filaments of vibratile protoplasm; as, monadiform young.
- English Word Monadology Definition The doctrine or theory of monads.
- English Word Monal Definition Any Asiatic pheasant of the genus Lophophorus, as the Impeyan pheasant.
- English Word Monamide Definition An amido compound with only one amido group.
- English Word Monamine Definition A basic compound containing one amido group; as, methyl amine is a monamine.
- English Word Monander Definition One of the Monandria.
- English Word Monandria Definition A Linnaean class of plants embracing those having but a single stamen.
- English Word Monandrian Definition Same as Monandrous.