Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun monad

3 senses of monad

Sense 1
monad -- ((chemistry) an atom having a valence of one)
       => atom -- ((physics and chemistry) the smallest component of an element having the chemical properties of the element)

Sense 2
monad, monas -- (a singular metaphysical entity from which material properties are said to derive)
       => one, 1, I, ace, single, unity -- (the smallest whole number or a numeral representing this number; "he has the one but will need a two and three to go with it"; "they had lunch at one")

Sense 3
monad -- ((biology) a single-celled microorganism (especially a flagellate protozoan))
       => microorganism, micro-organism -- (any organism of microscopic size)