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  • adjective Alternative form of monatomic.

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  • adjective of or relating to an element consisting of a single atom

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Examples

  • The quantum singularity has these remarkable properties, which interestingly enough are found in a planar monoatomic layer of carbon called graphene.

    Climate Vs. Weather Video | Universe Today 2010

  • You could create N and P monoatomic layers of graphene and put it almost everywhere.

    Climate Vs. Weather Video | Universe Today 2010

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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

  • Starting from a specific temperature, carbon atoms migrate to the surface and form a monoatomic layer on the - still solid - silicon carbide.

    EurekAlert! - Breaking News 2010

  • 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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