Main Entry: mo·nad

Pronunciation: \ˈmō-ˌnad\

Function: noun

Etymology: Late Latin monad-, monas, from Greek, from monos

Date: 1615

1 a : unit, one b : atom 1 c : an elementary individual substance which reflects the order of the world and from which material properties are derived
2 : a flagellated protozoan (as of the genus Monas)

— mo·nad·ic \mō-ˈna-dik, mə-\ adjective

— mo·nad·ism \ˈmō-ˌna-ˌdi-zəm\ noun