Meanings
pseudomonad1
plural pseudomonads
- Any of many bacteria of the family Pseudomonadaceae, some of which are pathogenic
pseudomonad2
plural pseudomonads
- category theoryA weak generalization of a monad on a Gray-category or 2-category (or more generally a weak 2-category) 𝒞 consists of a 2-functor (in particular, if it is a functor on a weak 2-category, it is a pseudo-functor) T:𝒞→𝒞 equipped with pseudonatural transformations μ:T²→T and η:Id→T which satisfy the monad laws up to coherent invertible modifications.
Origin
pseudomonad · noun
From pseudo- + monad; a trivialized form of the scientific name Pseudomonas.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Italian pseudomonade
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pseudomonad. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pseudomonad
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