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monodisperse

monodisperse adjective: having particles of (approximately) the same size.

Adjective

monodisperse (not comparable)

  1. Having particles of (approximately) the same size.
  2. (proscribed) Synonym of uniform (“composed of a single macromolecular species”).
    Synonyms:
    uniform

Verb

monodisperse (third-person singular simple present monodisperses, present participle monodispersing, simple past and past participle monodispersed)

  1. To cause to become monodisperse.
    • Stock virus was monodispersed by passage through a 0.45 tt membrane.1971, Craig Wallace, Joseph L. Melnick, “Herpesvirus Neutralization”, in Journal of Immunology

Synonyms of monodisperse

Forms of monodisperse

third-person singular presentmonodisperses
present participlemonodispersing
past participlemonodispersed
pastmonodispersed

Origin of monodisperse

From mono- + disperse.

Words formed from monodisperse

Questions about monodisperse

What does monodisperse mean?
Monodisperse means having particles of (approximately) the same size.
What part of speech is monodisperse?
Monodisperse can be an adjective or a verb.

Words near monodisperse in the dictionary

  1. monodirectional
  2. monodisciplinarity
  3. monodisciplinary
  4. monodispersability
  5. monodispersable
  6. monodisperse
  7. monodispersed
  8. monodispersely
  9. monodisperses
  10. monodispersing
  11. monodispersion

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