Etymology

monovacancy

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Today it means: The absence of a single atom or molecule in a crystal lattice. Full definition →

English vacancy ← Ancient Greek μονο- (mono-)
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  1. Ancient Greekμόνος (mónos)
  2. Ancient Greekμονο- (mono-)
  3. Englishmono-
  4. Englishvacancy
  5. English todaymonovacancy

From mono- + vacancy.

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