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monovacancy

monovacancy noun: the absence of a single atom or molecule in a crystal lattice.

Noun

monovacancy (plural monovacancies)

  1. The absence of a single atom or molecule in a crystal lattice.
  2. The resulting defect.

Forms of monovacancy

pluralmonovacancies

Origin of monovacancy

From mono- + vacancy.

Questions about monovacancy

What does monovacancy mean?
Monovacancy means the absence of a single atom or molecule in a crystal lattice.
What part of speech is monovacancy?
Monovacancy is a noun.
What is the plural of monovacancy?
The plural of monovacancy is monovacancies.

Words near monovacancy in the dictionary

  1. monounsaturation
  2. monoureide
  3. monoureides
  4. monouridylation
  5. monovacancies
  6. monovacancy
  7. monovaccine
  8. monovaccines
  9. monoval
  10. monovalence
  11. monovalencies

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