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monad
noun
- a unit; something simple and indivisible
- Biol.
- any simple, single-celled organism, specif., a simple type of flagellated protozoan or protist
- any of the four nuclei formed at the completion of meiosis
- Chem. a monovalent atom, element, or radical
- Philos. an entity or elementary being thought of as a microcosm or ultimate unit
adjective
of a monad or monads
See monad in American Heritage Dictionary 4
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