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Having a valence of one; univalent. See Univalent.

An oxide containing one atom of oxygen in each molecule; as, barium monoxide.

A canoe or boat made from one piece of timber.

Made of one piece of wood.

A division of Radiolaria; -- called also Monocyttaria. -- Mon`o*zo"ic, a.

See under Doctrine.

My lord; -- a title in France of a person of high birth or rank; as, Monseigneur the Prince, or Monseigneur the Archibishop. It was given, specifically, to the dauphin, before the Revolution of

A basic sulphate of iron; -- so named from Monsel, a Frenchman.

An aqueous solution of Monsel's salt, having valuable styptic properties.

The common title of civility in France in speaking to, or of, a man; Mr. or Sir. [Represented by the abbreviation M. or Mons. in the singular, and by MM. or Messrs. in the plural.]

My lord; -- an ecclesiastical dignity bestowed by the pope, entitling the bearer to social and domestic rank at the papal court. (Abbrev. Mgr.)

A wind blowing part of the year from one direction, alternating with a wind from the opposite direction; -- a term applied particularly to periodical winds of the Indian Ocean, which blow from the southwest from the latter part of May to the middle of September, and from the northeast from about the middle of October t…

Something of unnatural size, shape, or quality; a prodigy; an enormity; a marvel. A monster or marvel. Chaucer.

A transparent pyx, in which the consecrated host is exposed to view.

The act of demonstrating; proof. [Obs.] A certain monstration. Grafton.

The state of being monstrous, or out of the common order of nature; that which is monstrous; a monster. South. A monstrosity never changes the name or affects the immutability of a species. Adanson (Trans. ).

Having the qualities of a monster; deviating greatly from the natural form or character; abnormal; as, a monstrous birth. Locke. He, therefore, that refuses to do good to them whom he is bound to love ... is unnatural and monstrous in his affections. Jer. Taylor.

In a monstrous manner; unnaturally; extraordinarily; as, monstrously wicked. "Who with his wife is monstrously in love." Dryden.

The state or quality of being monstrous, unusual, extraordinary. Shak.

Monstrosity. [Obs.] Shak.