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Where does “monomethine” come from?

monomethine (English) comes from English mono, from English mono-, from Ancient Greek μονο- — one; mono-.

monomethine (English): Any of a family of cyanine dyes having a...

Definitions

  1. Any of a family of cyanine dyes having a...

Ancestry of “monomethine”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishmonoClipping of mononucleosis; A bicycle or...
2Englishmono-API; one, single, only
3Ancient Greekμονο-one; mono-
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