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/mon'oh as"id, mon"oh as'id/, Chem.
adj. Also, monacidic.
1. having one replaceable hydrogen atom or hydroxyl radical.
2. capable of reacting with only one equivalent weight of an acid.
n.
3. an acid having one replaceable hydrogen atom.
Also, monacid.
[1860-65; MONO- + ACID]
Useful english dictionary. 2012.