monometallic
adjective
uk/ˌmɒn.əʊ.məˈtæl.ɪk/us/ˌmɑː.noʊ.məˈtæl.ɪk/chemistry,geologyspecialized
made of only onemetal:
The monometallicphosphatesare allsolubleinwater.
Most of thedepositsin therockhere are monometallic.
finance & economicsspecialized
relatingtomonometallism(= the use of asinglemetal, forexamplegoldorsilver, as thestandardagainst which thevalueof thecurrency(=moneyused)iscalculatedin aparticularcountry):
Thecountryadopteda monometallicsilverstandard.
The monometallicsystemwasimposedupon thenation,despiteitshugedebts.
- The monometalliccatalystneedsahighertemperaturetobecomeactive.
- Thewholeterritoryswitchedto a monometallicsystem.
Chemistry: metals & metalworking
- alloy
- anti-tarnish
- bar magnet
- base metal
- beaten
- bimetallic
- brazen
- brazier
- bullion
- ferrous
- galvanized
- gild
- gold leaf
- magnet
- manganese
- silver plate
- steelworker
- vermeil
- wrought iron
- zirconium
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