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nanosilicon

nanosilicon noun: nanoparticulate silicon, typically employed in the manufacture of semiconductor chips.

Noun

nanosilicon (uncountable)

  1. nanoparticulate silicon, typically employed in the manufacture of semiconductor chips

Origin of nanosilicon

From nano- + silicon.

Questions about nanosilicon

What does nanosilicon mean?
Nanosilicon means nanoparticulate silicon, typically employed in the manufacture of semiconductor chips.
What part of speech is nanosilicon?
Nanosilicon is a noun.

Words near nanosilicon in the dictionary

  1. nanosieverts
  2. nanosieves
  3. nanosilica
  4. nanosilicate
  5. nanosilicates
  6. nanosilicon
  7. nanosilver
  8. nanosilvers
  9. nanosize
  10. nanosized
  11. nanosizer

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