(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.
Triatomic
Definition:
(a.) Having three atoms; -- said of certain elements or radicals.
(a.) Having a valence of three; trivalent; sometimes, in a specific sense, having three hydroxyl groups, whether acid or basic; thus, glycerin, glyceric acid, and tartronic acid are each triatomic.
Example Sentences:
(1) The triatomic gas, N2O, may be useful for ultrasonically disrupting cells without accompanying free radical formation.
(2) All dwellings had evidence of triatome infestation; 72% of the triatomes collected were positive for metacyclic trypanosomes.
(3) Stability of C1- and C2-cellulases, CX-exo- and CX-endoglucanases and beta-glucosidase of Aspergillus awamori was studied as affected by monoatomic aliphatic alcohols --methanol, ethanol, propanol and isopropanol; bi- and triatomic alcohols - ethylene glycol and glycerol, urea as well as detergents of dodecyl sulphate and sodium nonilate.
(4) Hydrogen cyanide is linear triatomic molecule able to serve as a surrogate for carbon dioxide at the enzyme active site.
(5) All 40 houses in the village were examined for triatomes, and house construction materials and defects were recorded.
(6) This is consistent with the view that uncharged triatomic molecules can penetrate the protein matrix to some extent.