(adv.) Consisting of, or containing, one atom; as, the molecule of mercury is monatomic.
(adv.) Having the equivalence or replacing power of an atom of hydrogen; univalent; as, the methyl radical is monatomic.
Example Sentences:
(1) As a particular result phase shifts of pi and 0.9 pi were measured for monatomic steps on (111)gold and (111)platinum surfaces, respectively.
(2) It is concluded that there will be a significant improvement in the detection of monolayers on a homogeneous monatomic substrate by using coincidence of energy-loss electrons with Auger electrons.
(3) Monatomic ions such as Na(+), Li(+), Cl(-), Ca(2+) therefore have a larger extracellular space available than is calculated on the basis of the inulin space.5.
(4) The method extends the previous work on image computations of monatomic species objects using small point-like model representations of atom positions.
(5) The background ions of both polarities are similar to those found in keV particle bombardment by monatomic projectiles.
Tetratomic
Definition:
(a.) Consisting of four atoms; having four atoms in the molecule, as phosphorus and arsenic.
(a.) Having a valence of four; quadrivalent; tetravalent; sometimes, in a specific sense, having four hydroxyl groups, whether acid or basic.
Example Sentences:
(1) A study was made of the proliferative capacity of myelokariocytes of the rat bone marrow after freezing and thawing under protection of the oxyetyl derivative of the tetratomic alcohol; experiments were conducted on mouse-rat radiation chimerae.