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MONOCHASIUM
Definition of MONOCHASIUM
noun
A type of cyme on which each single axis bears one flower.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From New Latin monochasium, from Ancient Greek μόνος (mónos, “alone, only, sole, single”) + χάσις (khásis, “chasm, separation”).
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
Line of descent
- Ancient Greek
- Latin
- English
2 recorded generations before English.
Deepest traced root
3rd
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
12.4%
of traced words share this origin (10,640)
branch · 12.4% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, MONOCHASIUM · 2 relatives in the game
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
MONOCHASIUM in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 1 board so far.
It first turned up on Day 166, 2 November 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 10 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 166, 2 November 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
MONOCHASIUM starts with M and ends with M. Sorted, its letters read ACHIMMNOOSU - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. M and O appear more than once.
Words that start MONOCHA
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found MONOCHASIUM?
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