monocarbonadj.
/mɒnə(ʊ)ˈkɑːbən/, U.S. /ˌmɑnəˈkɑrb(ə)n/ Chemistry.
Containing or derived from one atom of carbon.
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1866 W. Odling Lect. Animal Chem. 49 The most stable mono~carbon compound known to chemists, namely, carbonic anhydride.
1866 H. E. Roscoe Lessons Elem. Chem. xxix. 262 (heading) Monocarbon or methyl series.
1975 Jrnl. Struct. Chem. 16 981 We shall consider..a great number of possible particles belonging to the simplest series, namely the monocarbon series.
1990 Enzyme 43 122 The regulation of liver l-threonine deaminase by different effectors—bile acids, bile pigments and monocarbon molecules—was investigated.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2002; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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