monodisperse

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adjective

Having particles of (approximately) the same size.

Similar
uniform
OriginEnglish disperse ← Ancient Greek μονο- (mono-) ← Proto-Hellenic *mónwos →
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Meanings

adjectivemonodisperse (not comparable)
  1. not comparableHaving particles of (approximately) the same size.
  2. not comparableproscribedSynonym of uniform (“composed of a single macromolecular species”).

    Synonyms: uniform

verbmonodisperse (third-person singular simple present monodisperses, present participle monodispersing, simple past and past participle monodispersed)

present singular third person monodisperses · participle present monodispersing · participle past monodispersed · past monodispersed

  1. To cause to become monodisperse.

    Stock virus was monodispersed by passage through a 0.45 tt membrane.

    1971, Craig Wallace, Joseph L. Melnick, “Herpesvirus Neutralization”, in Journal of Immunology

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectiveSynonym of uniform (“composed of a single macromolecular species”).

Similar
uniform

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*men-
  2. Proto-Hellenic*mónwos
  3. Ancient Greekμόνος (mónos)
  4. Ancient Greekμονο- (mono-)
  5. Englishmono-
  6. Englishdisperse
  7. Englishmonodisperse

From mono- + disperse.

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APA

monodisperse. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/monodisperse

MLA

“monodisperse.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/monodisperse. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “monodisperse,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/monodisperse.

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