monotropic

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UK/mɒnəʊtrɒpɪk/UK/ˈmɒnətrɒpɪk/UK[mɔnəwtrɔpɪk]UK[ˈmɔnətrɔpɪk]

adjective

Describing any material that exists in multiple forms, only one of which is stable at all temperatures and pressures.

Opposite
polytropic
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Meanings

adjectivemonotropic (not comparable)
  1. not comparablechemistryDescribing any material that exists in multiple forms, only one of which is stable at all temperatures and pressures.
  2. not comparablebiologyThat collects pollen from the flowers of only one species.
  3. not comparablehuman sciencesFocusing one's attention on a limited set of things at one time.

    Antonyms: polytropic

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectiveFocusing one's attention on a limited set of things at one time.

Opposite
polytropic

Origin

From mono- + -tropic.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with monotropic

topicmicroscopicphilanthropicspectroscopictelescopicendoscopictropicmacroscopicectopicpsychotropicatopicmyopicarthroscopicmesoscopicanthropicinotropicmisanthropicpleiotropicfluoroscopicbarotropicgyroscopicadrenocorticotropicpolytropicstroboscopic
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Anagrams

normotopicmonoprotic
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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