Etymology

monocalcium

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Today it means: One atom of calcium in a compound Full definition →

English calcium ← Latin calx ← Ancient Greek μονο- (mono-)
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  1. Ancient Greekμόνος (mónos)
  2. Ancient Greekμονο- (mono-)
  3. Englishmono-
  4. Latincalx
  5. Englishcalcium
  6. English todaymonocalcium

From mono- + calcium.

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