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nanocrystal

nanocrystal noun: a crystalline entity whose size is measured in nanometers; an individual nanometer-sized crystal of such a material.

Noun

nanocrystal (plural nanocrystals)

  1. A crystalline entity whose size is measured in nanometers; an individual nanometer-sized crystal of such a material.
    • Dr. Berger and his colleagues created their multisize nanocrystals with one enzyme, in water at room temperature.2016 May 6, Joanna Klein, “How a Mysterious Bacteria Almost Gave You a Better TV”, in The New York Times, →ISSN

Forms of nanocrystal

pluralnanocrystals

Origin of nanocrystal

From nano- + crystal.

Words formed from nanocrystal

Questions about nanocrystal

What does nanocrystal mean?
Nanocrystal means a crystalline entity whose size is measured in nanometers; an individual nanometer-sized crystal of such a material.
What part of speech is nanocrystal?
Nanocrystal is a noun.
What is the plural of nanocrystal?
The plural of nanocrystal is nanocrystals.

Words near nanocrystal in the dictionary

  1. nanocoulombs
  2. nanocraft
  3. nanocrafts
  4. nanocrown
  5. nanocrowns
  6. nanocrystal
  7. nanocrystalline
  8. nanocrystallinity
  9. nanocrystallisation
  10. nanocrystallite
  11. nanocrystallites

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