nanocrystal

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Ancient Greek νᾶνος (nânos)bor.

Latin nānusbor.

English nano-

English crystal

English nanocrystal

From nano- + crystal.

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Noun

nanocrystal (plural nanocrystals)

1. A crystalline entity whose size is measured in nanometers; an individual nanometer-sized crystal of such a material.
   • 2016 May 6, Joanna Klein, “How a Mysterious Bacteria Almost Gave You a Better TV”, in The New York Times‎^[1], →ISSN:

     Dr. Berger and his colleagues created their multisize nanocrystals with one enzyme, in water at room temperature.

Derived terms

• heteronanocrystal
• nanocrystalline
• nanocrystallization
• nanocrystallography

Translations

nanometer sized crystal

• French: nanocristal (fr) m
• Georgian: ნანოკრისტალი (nanoḳrisṭali)
• German: Nanokristall m
• Italian: nanocristallo m
• Spanish: nanocristal m
• Swedish: nanokristall c

See also

• nanoparticle
• quantum dot

Further reading

• nanocrystal on Wikipedia.Wikipedia