Meanings
adjectivemonofunctional (not comparable)
- not comparableHaving a single function
- not comparablechemistryHaving a single functional group
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*men-
- Proto-Hellenic*mónwos
- Ancient Greekμόνος (mónos)
- Ancient Greekμονο- (mono-)
- Englishmono-
- Proto-Indo-European*bʰewg-
- Proto-Indo-European*bʰunégti
- Proto-Italic*fungōr
- Latinfungor
- Latinfūnctiō
- Old Frenchfonction
- Middle Frenchfunction
- Englishfunction
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂élisder.?
- Englishfunctional
- Englishmonofunctional
From mono- + functional.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Irish aonfheidhmeach
- aonfheidhmeachhaving a single function
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monofunctional. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/monofunctional
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“monofunctional.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/monofunctional. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
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