monolayer

[ mon-uh-ley-er ]
/ ˌmɒn əˈleɪ ər /

noun Physical Chemistry.

Origin of monolayer

First recorded in 1930–35; mono- + layer

British Dictionary definitions for monolayer

monolayer
/ (ˈmɒnəʊˌleɪə) /

noun

a single layer of atoms or molecules adsorbed on a surface Also called: molecular film

Medical definitions for monolayer

monolayer
[ mŏnō-lā′ər ]

n.

A film or layer one molecule thick formed at the interface between water and either oil or air by a substance such as a partially esterified fatty acid that contains both hydrophobic and hydrophilic groups in the same molecule.
A confluent sheet of cells, one cell deep, growing on a surface in a cell culture.