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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

monolayer

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.16 in modern English

Syllables
mono-lay-er
IPA
14
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A layer of material that is one molecule thick

noun

A layer of tissue that is one cell thick

Example Sentences

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *men-der. Proto-Hellenic *mónwos Ancient Greek μόνος (mónos) Ancient Greek μονο- (mono-)der. English mono- Old English læġ English lay English -er English layer English monolayer From mono- + layer.

Inflected Forms

monolayers (plural)

Derived Forms

heteromonolayer intermonolayer monolayerlike submonolayer transmonolayer

Questions

What does monolayer mean?
A layer of material that is one molecule thick
Where does monolayer come from?
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *men-der. Proto-Hellenic *mónwos Ancient Greek μόνος (mónos) Ancient Greek μονο- (mono-)der. English mono- Old English læġ English lay English -er English layer English monolayer From mono- + layer.

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