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nanoshells

nanoshells is the plural of nanoshell.

Meaning of nanoshell

Noun

nanoshell (plural nanoshells)

  1. A dielectric nanoparticle coated with a very thin metallic shell.
    • Inject nanoshells into a tumor, shine infrared light on them, and they heat up, killing the tumor.2005 February 22, Kenneth Chang, “Tiny Is Beautiful: Translating 'Nano' Into Practical”, in The New York Times, →ISSN, archived from the original on 03 Feb 2021

Questions about nanoshells

What is nanoshells the plural of?
Nanoshells is the plural of nanoshell.

Words near nanoshells in the dictionary

  1. nanosequencing
  2. Nanoses
  3. nanosheet
  4. nanosheets
  5. nanoshell
  6. nanoshells
  7. nanoshuttle
  8. nanoshuttles
  9. nanosiemens
  10. nanosieve
  11. nanosievert

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