monodisperse

English

Etymology

mono- +‎ disperse

Adjective

monodisperse (comparative more monodisperse, superlative most monodisperse)

1. (of a colloid) Having particles of (approximately) the same size.
2. (of a polymer, proscribed) Synonym of uniform (“composed of a single macromolecular species”)

Verb

monodisperse (third-person singular simple present monodisperses, present participle monodispersing, simple past and past participle monodispersed)

1. To cause to become monodisperse.
   • 1971, Craig Wallace, Joseph L. Melnick, “Herpesvirus Neutralization”, in Journal of Immunology‎^[1]:

     Stock virus was monodispersed by passage through a 0.45 tt membrane.

Derived terms

• monodispersant
• monodispersion
• monodispersive

Anagrams

• promised ones

Italian

Adjective

monodisperse

1. feminine plural of monodisperso