"monolayer" meaning in English

See monolayer in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: monolayers [plural]
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  1. (chemistry) A layer of material that is one molecule thick
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  2. (biology) A layer of tissue that is one cell thick
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The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: heteromonolayer, intermonolayer, monolayerlike, submonolayer, transmonolayer

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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