a chloride containing one atom of chlorine per molecule
monochloride in American English
(ˌmɑnəˈklɔrˌaɪd)
noun
a chloride containing one chlorine atom per molecule
monochloride in American English
(ˌmɑnəˈklɔraid, -ˈklour-)
noun
Chemistry
a chloride containing one atom of chlorine with one atom of another element or a group
Word origin
[1865–70; mono- + chloride]This word is first recorded in the period 1865–70. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: batting average, black belt, maverick, tick-tack-toe, valencemono- is a combining form meaning “alone,” “single,” “one” (monogamy); specialized in some scientific terms to denote a monomolecular thickness (monolayer) and adapted in chemistry to apply to compounds containing one atom of a particularelement (monohydrate). Other words that use the affix mono- include: monobuoy, monochromatic, monopoly, monorail, monotype