monolayer

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noun
R

A very thin layer of things like atoms or molecules that are all in one flat surface.

The new paint created a smooth monolayer on the glass.

R

In living things, a layer of cells that is just one cell thick.

The skin is made up of several different types of cell monolayers.

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n. A very thin layer of things like atoms or molecules that are all in one flat surface.; In living things, a layer of cells that is just one cell thick.

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Plural monolayers