Word: monoprotic
Part of speech: Adjective
Syllables: mon
o
pro
ic
Definition: Having a single hydrogen atom; monobasic
Morphemes:
Affix: mono-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: one, single, only
Etymology Compounds: Affix: μόνος
Language: grc
Decoded: monos
Meaning: alone, only, sole, single
Affix: proton
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: A positively charged subatomic particle forming part of the nucleus of an atom and determining the atomic number of an element, composed of two up quarks and a down quark.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: πρῶτον
Language: grc
Decoded: proton
PoS: Adjective
Meaning: first
Affix: -ic
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to denote certain chemical compounds in which a specified chemical element has a higher oxidation number than in the equivalent compound whose name ends in the suffix -ous. or example sulphuric acid (H₂SO₄) has more oxygen atoms per molecule than sulphurous acid (H₂SO₃).
Etymology Compounds: Affix: -icus
Language: la
Decoded: -icus
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: derived from