| monopotassium phosphate | KH2PO4;a dihydrogen phosphate used as a reagent; commonly used in buffers. Monosodium phosphate, NaH2PO4;a dihydrogen phosphate used as a reagent; commonly used in buffers. Normal phosphate, a salt of phosphoric acid in which all the hydrogen atoms are displaced; e.g., Na3PO4, Na4P2O7. Organic phosphate, an ester of phosphoric acid; e.g., glycerol phosphate, adenosine phosphate, hexose phosphate. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| monoprotic acid | <chemistry> An acid that gives up only one proton in water. Compare: diprotic acid. (09 Oct 1997) |
| monops | Synonym: cyclops. Origin: mono-+ G. Ops, eye (05 Mar 2000) |
| monoptychial | Arranged in a single but folded layer, as the cells in the epithelium of the gallbladder or certain glands. Origin: mono-+ G. Ptyche, fold (05 Mar 2000) |
| monopyrenous | <botany> Having but a single stone or kernel. Origin: Mono- + pyrene. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| monorchia | A condition in which only one testis is apparent, the other being absent or undescended. Synonym: monorchia, monorchidism. Origin: mono-+ G. Orchis, testis (05 Mar 2000) |
| monorchidic | Monorchid 1. Having only one testis. 2. Having apparently only one testis, the other being undescended. (05 Mar 2000) |
| monorchidism | A condition in which only one testis is apparent, the other being absent or undescended. Synonym: monorchia, monorchidism. Origin: mono-+ G. Orchis, testis (05 Mar 2000) |
| monorchism | A condition in which only one testis is apparent, the other being absent or undescended. Synonym: monorchia, monorchidism. Origin: mono-+ G. Orchis, testis (05 Mar 2000) |
| monorecidive | Denoting a late or tertiary manifestation of syphilis which takes the form of an ulcerated papule located at the site of the original chancre. Origin: mono-+ L. Recidivus, relapsing (05 Mar 2000) |
| monorecidive chancre | A chancre that recurs at the site of a previously healed lesion. (05 Mar 2000) |
| monorganic | <biology> Belonging to, or affecting, a single organ, or set of organs. Origin: Mon- + organic. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| monorhina | <zoology> The Marsipobranchiata. Origin: NL, fr. Gr. Single +, nose. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| monorhinic | Single-nosed; used to characterise conjoined twins in which cephalic fusion has left only a single nose cavity evident. Origin: mono-+ G. Rhis (rhin-), nose (05 Mar 2000) |
| monosaccharide | <biochemistry> A simple sugar that cannot be hydrolysed to smaller units. Empirical formula is (CH2O)n and range in size from trioses (n=3) to heptoses (n=7). (18 Nov 1997) |