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- adjective Alternative form of
monatomic .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective of or relating to an element consisting of a single atom
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Examples
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The quantum singularity has these remarkable properties, which interestingly enough are found in a planar monoatomic layer of carbon called graphene.
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You could create N and P monoatomic layers of graphene and put it almost everywhere.
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Also, with chemical reactions as your energy source, you can't really use hydrogen as your exhaust gas, because it isn�t the product gas of the energetic reactions you'd like to use, always assuming that you don't actually have tanks of monoatomic hydrogen lying around.
Faster James Killus 2008
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This is, of course, almost exactly backwards, and Heinlein did a better job later, in, for example, Space Cadet, where "monoatomic hydrogen" is supposedly used.
Faster James Killus 2008
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As I recall, Heinlein had tanks of monoatomic hydrogen on his ships, no doubt made out of unobtainium metal, with a bolonium catalyst to keep the hydrogen atoms from recombining.
Faster James Killus 2008
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Heat your original gas hot enough, and compress it enough, and you can get a gas containing significant amounts of--wait for it--monoatomic hydrogen.
Faster James Killus 2008
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Consider, for example, a rigid cubical vessel full of an ideal, monoatomic gas in thermodynamic equilibrium.
The Arrow of Time in Scientific American Sean 2008
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Helium, being honestly monoatomic, has only twice the mass of a hydrogen molecule, so its RMS and speed of sound is still pretty fast, which is why you get a high pitched voice if you inhale helium.
Faster James Killus 2008
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Starting from a specific temperature, carbon atoms migrate to the surface and form a monoatomic layer on the - still solid - silicon carbide.
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Starting from a specific temperature, carbon atoms migrate to the surface and form a monoatomic layer on the - still solid - silicon carbide.
D Mag - News 2010
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