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monoclinic Definition

mono·clinic (män′ō klin′ik, män′ə-)

adjective

designating or of a crystal system having three axes of unequal length, only two of which intersect at right angles with each other

Etymology: see monocline & -ic

monoclinic Usage Examples

Modifies a noun

  • crystal: This is a monoclinic crystal that has two trimers in the cryst. a.u. hence the complexity!
  • cell: These were later shown by Sugiyama et al. to correspond to a triclinic and a monoclinic unit cell respectively.
  • structure: There is a phase transition from the tetragonal phase to a monoclinic structure.
  • form: Residues comprising helices T, U and V in the monoclinic form are not visible in the electron density.
  • sulfur: For sulfur, I am assuming one of the crystalline forms - rhombic or monoclinic sulfur.
  • setting: DICVOL91 reports two further monoclinic settings of this V/2 cell.