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A book giving an account of monasteries.

Consisting of, or containing, one atom; as, the molecule of mercury is monatomic.

Having only one axis; developing along a single line or plane; as, monaxial development.

A mineral occurring usually in small isolated crystals, -- phosphate of the cerium metals.

An explosive consisting of a mixture of powdered aluminium and nitrate of ammonium.

Opposed to monarchial government. Bp. Benson. Addison.

An enemy to monarchial government.

A compound of antimonic acid with a base or basic radical. [Written also antimoniate.]

An order of holothurians in which the internal respiratory organs are wanting; -- called also Apoda or Apodes.

Held in common. "Forests . . . and other commonable places." Bacon.

pasturing on a common; the right of using anything in common with others. The claim of comonage . . . in most of the forests. Burke.

classes and conditions of people who are below the rank of nobility; the commons. The commonalty, like the nobility, are divided into several degrees. Blackstone. The ancient fare of our kings differed from that of the commonalty in plenteousness only. Landon.

A superior kind of violin, formerly made at Cremona, in Italy.

A group of spiders having only two lunglike organs. [Written also Dipneumones.]

The right or privilege of intercommoning.

A beverage consisting of lemon juice mixed with water and sweetened.

A salt of metantimonic acid.

A suborder of Dipnoi, including the Ceratodus. [Written also monopneumonia.]

Having the pulmonary sac situated posteriorly; -- said of certain air-breathing Mollusca.

The goddess of fruits and fruit trees.