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monolayer

monolayer noun: a layer of material that is one molecule thick.

Noun

monolayer (plural monolayers)

  1. A layer of material that is one molecule thick
    • Recently a stable monolayer of antimony in buckled honeycomb structure called antimonene was successfully grown on 3D topological insulator Bi#95;2Te#95;3 and Sb#95;2Te#95;3, which displays semiconducting properties.2016, Yuanfeng Xu, Bo Peng, Hao Zhang, Hezhu Shao, Rongjun Zhang, Hongliang Lu, David Wei Zhang, Heyuan Zhu, “First-principle calculations of phononic, electronic and optical properties of monolayer...
  2. A layer of tissue that is one cell thick

Forms of monolayer

pluralmonolayers

Origin of monolayer

From mono- + layer.

Words formed from monolayer

Questions about monolayer

What does monolayer mean?
Monolayer means a layer of material that is one molecule thick.
What part of speech is monolayer?
Monolayer is a noun.
What is the plural of monolayer?
The plural of monolayer is monolayers.

Words near monolayer in the dictionary

  1. monolatrous
  2. monolatry
  3. monolaurate
  4. monolaurates
  5. monolaurin
  6. monolayer
  7. monolayered
  8. monolayerlike
  9. monolayers
  10. monoleaf
  11. monolectal

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