Etymology

monohydric

M3O1N1O1H4Y4D2R1I1C3

Today it means: Having a single replaceable hydrogen atom Full definition →

English hydric ← Ancient Greek μονο- (mono-)
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The story

  1. Ancient Greekμόνος (mónos)
  2. Ancient Greekμονο- (mono-)
  3. Englishmono-
  4. Englishhydric
  5. English todaymonohydric

From mono- + hydric.

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