nanotank
nanotank noun: an extremely small tank (in various senses).
Noun
nanotank (plural nanotanks)
- An extremely small tank (in various senses).
- These folk must have gone to considerable trouble and expense getting their nanotanks programmed for the ingredients. Maybe they bought some from an actual farm.1993, Poul Anderson, Harvest of Stars, New York, N.Y.: Tor Books, →ISBN, page 49
- The Eclipse has some sort of problem with the light switch and the light fixture may have to be replaced. If so you can order them from the manufacturer, Marineland. (Or retrofit it with a spiffier light and make a coral nanotank!)2004 July 7, jenn, “FS in Seattle: 2 small SW tanks”, in rec.aquaria.marketplace (Usenet)
- Synonyms:
- microtank
Synonyms of nanotank
Forms of nanotank
| plural | nanotanks |
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Origin of nanotank
From nano- + tank.
Questions about nanotank
- What does nanotank mean?
- Nanotank means an extremely small tank (in various senses).
- What part of speech is nanotank?
- Nanotank is a noun.
- What is the plural of nanotank?
- The plural of nanotank is nanotanks.
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