Skip to content A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z nanocentrifuge A centrifuge designed to operate on nanoscale samples nanocentury A unit of time equal to one billionth of a century or approximately 3.156 seconds. nanocephalic Having an abnormally small head. nanocephalous nanocephalic nanocephalus The condition of being nanocephalic. nanocephaly The condition of having an abnormally small head. nanoceramic Any ceramic material, especially one having a very small grain size, produced by nanotechnology nanoceria A nanoparticle form of ceria used as an antioxidant nanochain A chain of nanoparticles nanochannel A nanoscale channel nanocharacterization nanoscale characterization nanochemical Relating to nanochemistry nanochemically In a nanochemical manner nanochemist A chemist who specializes in nanochemistry nanochemistry The synthesis, analysis and characterization of chemical compounds at the nanoscale nanochemoprevention chemoprevention by means of nanoparticles nanochip A nanoscale integrated circuit. nanochitosan nanoparticulate chitosan nanochromatographic Relating to nanochromatography nanochromatography chromatography of nanosize samples nanochromosome An extremely short chromosome, typically hosting just a single gene nanocide Any pesticide created using nanotechnology nanociliate A nanosized ciliate nanocircuit An electrical circuit at nanoscale. nanocircuitry nanoscale circuitry nanoclay nanoparticulate clay nanocluster A cluster of nanoparticles nanoclustered Grouped into a nanocluster nanoclustering That forms nanoclusters nanocoated Coated with a nanomaterial (or with a nanolayer of material). nanocoating A coating of nanoscale thickness. nanocode The microcode used in a nanoprocessor nanocolloid A colloid whose dispersed phase is composed of nanoparticles nanocolloidal Relating to or composed of nanocolloids. nanocolumn A nanoscale column nanocolumnar Having the form of a nanocolumn nanocompartment A nanoscale compartment. nanocomplex A nanoscale complex nanocomponent A nanosized component nanocomposite Any composite material one or more of whose components is some form of nanoparticle; more often consists of carbon nanotubes embedded in a polymer matrix. nanocomposition The formation of a nanocomposite material nanocompound Synonym of nanocomposite. nanocomputer A proposed nanoscale computer. nanocomputing The use of nanocomputer technology. nanoconductor A nanoscale conductor nanocone A nanoscale cone nanoconfiguration A nanoscale configuration nanoconfined confined in a space measured in nanometres. nanoconfinement confinement in a nanosized region nanoconjugate A nanosized conjugate nanoconjugated Formed into a nanoconjugate nanoconjugation The formation of a nanoconjugate nanoconstricted Subject to nanoconstriction nanoconstriction nanoscale constriction nanoconstruct A nanoscale construct nanocontact A nanoscale contact nanocontainer A nanoscale container. nanocontainment The containment of a material within a nanoscale volume nanoconverter Any of several nanoscale converters nanocore A nanosize core nanocormia A form of dwarfism characterized by a very short trunk nanocosmetic Any cosmetic containing nanoparticles. nanocoulomb A unit of electric charge equal to 10⁻⁹ coulombs nanocraft An ultralight spacecraft. nanocrown A crown-shaped structure having nanometre-sized dimensions, especially such a structure fabricated from individual metal atoms nanocrystal A crystalline entity whose size is measured in nanometers; an individual nanometer-sized crystal of such a material. nanocrystalline Of, pertaining to, or composed of nanocrystals nanocrystallinity The condition of being nanocrystalline nanocrystallite A nanosized crystallite, especially one used as a quantum dot nanocrystallization The formation of nanocrystals. nanocrystallize To crystallize and form nanocrystals nanocrystallographic Relating to nanocrystallography. nanocrystallography The crystallography of nanocrystals nanocube A nanosized cube nanocuboid A nanoscale cuboid nanocurcumin curcumin encapsulated in nanoparticles nanocurie A unit of radioactivity equal to 10⁻⁹ curie nanocurrent A nanoscale current nanocylinder A nanosized cylinder nanocytological Relating to nanocytology nanocytology The application of nanotechnology to cytology nanocytotoxic Relating to nanocytotoxicity. nanocytotoxicity The cytotoxicity of nanoparticles. nanodamage damage to a nanomaterial nanodecomposition nanoscale decomposition nanodeformable deformable at a nanoscale nanodelivery nanoscale delivery (of drugs) nanodeposit A nanoscale deposit. nanodeposition nanoscale deposition nanodesign nanoscale design nanodevice Any manufactured device whose scale is measured in nanometers. nanodiagnosis medical diagnosis by means of nanotechnology nanodiagnostic Relating to nanodiagnostics. nanodiagnostics The application of nanotechnology to medical diagnostics nanodiamond A nanoscale fragment of diamond nanodielectric A nanoscale dielectric nanodiffraction A diffraction technique that utilizes focused beams of electrons or X-rays to investigate the structural properties of materials at the nanometer scale, enabling analysis of individual nanostructures, defects, and microstructures. nanodimension A nanoscale dimension (extent, size) nanodimer Either of a pair of nanoparticles (usually metallic) that remain in close proximity nanodinoflagellate Any nanoscale dinoflagellate nanodiode A nanoscale diode nanodisc A synthetically constructed soluble protein ring that stably incorporates a lipid membrane, used in the study of membrane proteins. nanodisk A nanoscale disk nanodispense To dispense by means of a nanodispenser nanodispenser A nanoscale dispenser or a dispenser of nanomaterials nanodispensing That dispenses nanodrops nanodisperse Having the form of a nanodispersion nanodispersed dispersed in the form of nanodroplets nanodispersion A dispersion consisting of nanosized particles nanodomain A small set of atoms bound together, measuring between 1 and 100 nanometers. nanodosimetric Relating to nanodosimetry. nanodosimetrically In terms of, or by means of, nanodosimetry. nanodosimetry The measurement and application of nanoscale doses. nanodot A nanoscale dot nanodoubler An asymmetric nonlinear crystalline nanoparticle used to study the evolution of stem cells nanodrop A nanosized drop nanodroplet A nanosized droplet, especially one that is part of a nanoarray. nanodrug A drug containing nanoparticles. nanodrum A nanoscale drum nanodumbbell Any object that has the form of a nanoscale dumbbell nanodust Nanoscale dust, especially such atmospheric dust that may be a health hazard, or a source of metals. nanoeconomic Relating to nanoeconomics. nanoeconomics Economics at a lower level than microeconomics, sometimes dealing with individual transactions. nanoecotoxicological Relating to nanoecotoxicology. nanoecotoxicology The ecotoxicology of nanomaterials nanoelectroablate To carry out nanoelectroablation nanoelectroablated Removed or destroyed by nanoelectroablation nanoelectroablation electroablation of a very small area (especially to destroy cancerous tissue) nanoelectrochemical Relating to nanoelectrochemistry nanoelectrochemistry electrochemistry using nanodevices nanoelectrode A nanoscale electrode nanoelectrodic Relating to or composed of nanoelectrodes. nanoelectrolytic Relating to nanoelectrolysis. nanoelectromagnetism Electromagnetism on the nanoscale. nanoelectromechanical Describing any electromechanical device or system whose dimensions are of the order of a nanometer nanoelectronic Describing any electronic device constructed on the nano scale nanoelectronics The use of nanotechnology to create electronic components; the study and use of nanoscale electronic components nanoelectronvolt A unit of energy equal to one billionth of an electronvolt, symbol neV nanoelectrophoresis Nanoscale electrophoresis. nanoelectrophoretic Relating to nanoelectrophoresis nanoelectroporation nanoscale electroporation nanoelectropore A nanoscale electropore nanoelectrospray nanoscale electrospray nanoelectrosprayed electrosprayed (in a mass spectrometer) in nanosize particles nanoelement An individual element of a nanosystem nanoelemental of, or pertaining to a nanoelement nanoellipse A nanoscale ellipse nanoelliptical Relating to, or having the form of a nanoellipse nanoemboss To emboss at a nanoscale nanoembossed embossed at a nanoscale