(esp when applied to alcohols) another word for monohydroxy
monohydric in American English
(ˌmɑnoʊˈhaɪdrɪk)
adjective
1.
monohydroxy
2. Rare
having one atom of replaceable hydrogen
Word origin
mono- + -hydric
monohydric in American English
(ˌmɑnəˈhaidrɪk)
adjective
Chemistry(esp of alcohols and phenols)
monohydroxy
Word origin
[1855–60; mono- + hydr(oxyl) + -ic]This word is first recorded in the period 1855–60. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: barrage, boilerplate, keyword, kickoff, pickupmono- 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, monocoque, monogyny, monounsaturated; -ic is a suffix forming adjectives from other parts of speech, occurring originally inGreek and Latin loanwords (metallic; poetic; archaic; public) and, on this model, used as an adjective-forming suffix with the particular senses“having some characteristics of” (opposed to the simple attributive use of the basenoun) (balletic; sophomoric); “in the style of” (Byronic; Miltonic); “pertaining to a family of peoples or languages” (Finnic; Semitic; Turkic)