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 nanoemitter A nanosized emitter nanoemulsification The formation of a nanoemulsion nanoemulsify To form a nanoemulsion (of). nanoemulsion An emulsion in which the disperse phase consists of nanosized particles nanoenabled enabled (or enhanced) by means of nanotechnology nanoencapsulate To encapsulate with a layer of nanoparticles nanoencapsulated encapsulated by nanoparticles nanoencapsulation encapsulation with a layer of nanoparticles nanoengager A nanoparticle which engages certain cells in a process; a nanoscale engager. nanoengineer An engineer who specializes in nanoengineering. nanoengineered constructed using nanoengineering nanoengineering Engineering on the nanoscale. nanoenhancer An enhancer used to target (typically cancer) cells nanoenvironment A nanoscale environment nanoenvironmental Of or relating to nanoenvironments. nanoequivalent One thousand-millionth of a gram equivalent. nanoethical Of or relating to nanoethics. nanoethicist One who studies nanoethics. nanoethics The ethics of nanotechnology. nanoeukaryote Any nanoscale eukaryote nanoeukaryotic Relating to nanoeukaryotes nanoexovesiculation The exovesiculation of nanovesicles nanofabric Any fabric made using nanotechnology nanofabricate To fabricate using nanofabrication nanofabricated fabricated using nanofabrication nanofabrication Fabrication, such as building or sculpting, at the nanoscale, on the level of individual molecules. nanofactory A molecular assembler that uses nanomachines nanofarad (metrology) An SI unit of electrical capacitance equal to 10⁻⁹ farads. Symbol: nF nanofascicle A nanoscale fascicle nanofeature A nanoscale feature nanofern A nanosubstrate in the form of a fern nanoferrite A nanoscale ferrite (crystal) nanofertilizer A nanoparticulate fertilizer nanofiber Any fibre having a nanoscale diameter. nanofibril A nanoscale fibril. nanofibrillar Relating to or composed of nanofibrils. nanofibrillated Having nanofibrils nanofibrous Consisting of nanofibres. nanofiction Fiction in very short form, especially in 55 words or fewer. nanofigure A figure of a person that is smaller than a microfigure. nanofilament A nanoscale filament. nanofilled 20 - 70 nm filler particle size in dental composite resin. nanofiller A nanoscale filler nanofilm A film of nanoscale thickness nanofilter A filter that removes nanoscale material. nanofiltration Pressure-driven filtration through a membrane that removes particles of about two nanometres or larger nanofin A nanosized fin nanofinger Any structure having the form of a nanoscopic finger. nanoflagellate Any nanoscale flagellate nanoflake A nanoscale flake. nanoflare A nanosized flare (in a plasma etc.) nanoflat Synonym of nanoapartment. nanoflow The flow of fluid through a nanoscale device. nanoflower A nanocrystal that resembles a flower nanofluid A fluid confined in a nanoscale structure. nanofluidic Of or pertaining to nanofluids or nanofluidics nanofluidics The study of the behaviour of fluids confined in nanoscale structures. nanofluorescent Relating to or composed of a fluorescent nanomaterial. nanofoam A nanoscale foam. nanofocus nanoscale focus nanofocusing The use of arrays of very sharp points, or tiny gaps between particles, to control the concentration of light energy on nanometre scales, and to prevent diffraction nanofold A nanoscale fold (in a protein etc) nanofood Any food created with the help of nanotechnology nanoforest A collection of nanowires that has a superficial resemblance to a forest. nanoforging The forging of nanostructures. nanoform A nanoscale form of something nanoformulated formulated as nanoparticles nanoformulation The formulation of a nanomedicine nanofortnight A period of time equal to one billionth of a fortnight, or exactly 1.2096 milliseconds. nanofossil a nanosized fossil nanofractal A nanoscale fractal nanofracture A nanoscale fracture nanofragment A nanosized fragment nanofriction friction involving nanosized objects nanofuhrer Volodymyr Zelenskyy. nanofullerene A nanoparticle composed of fullerene nanofunctionalization The process of modifying materials or surfaces at the nanoscale to impart new functionalities. nanofungicide A fungicide in the form of nanoparticles nanogap A nanoscale gap nanogapped Having a nanogap. nanogauss A CGS unit of magnetic field strength equal to 10⁻⁹ gauss (symbol: nG) nanogear A nanoscale gear nanogel A gel (especially a hydrogel) composed of nanoparticles nanogenerator Any electrical generator whose scale is measured in nanometers; they typically create electricity from the random movements of their surroundings. nanogeometry nanoscale geometry (topographical features) nanogeoscience The study of geological nanoparticles. nanoglistening glistening (of a surface) due to the presence of nanoparticles nanoglobule A nanoscale globule nanogold A nanoparticle of metallic gold. nanogradient A nanoscale gradient. nanograin A nanosized grain (in a metal etc.) nanograined Having nanoscale grains. nanogram An SI unit of mass equal to 10⁻⁹ grams. Symbol: ng nanogranular Composed of nanoscale granules nanogranule A nanosized granule nanographene Used attributively to describe nanostructures made from graphene nanographite A nanoparticle composed of graphite nanographitic Of or relating to nanographite. nanograss A synthetic surface material composed of very small fibres of silicon. nanograting A nanoscale grating nanogravette A nanoscale gravette nanogray One billionth (10⁻⁹) of a gray. nanogripper A nanoscale device used to grasp and manipulate nanoscale objects. nanogroove A nanosized groove nanogrooved Having nanogrooves nanogypsum nanoparticulate gypsum nanohair A nanoscale hair nanohardness hardness measured at a nanolevel nanoheater A nanosized device heated by thermal transfer or other type of energy transfer from another device. nanohenry A unit of electrical inductance equal to 10⁻⁹ henries nanohertz A frequency of 10⁻⁹ Hertz nanoheterogeneity nanoscale heterogeneity nanohole A hole of nanoscale dimensions; but especially one of an array of such holes on a semiconductor surface. nanohoneycomb A material that has a nanoscale honeycomb structure nanohoop A nanoscale hoop, typically constructed from linked benzene rings. nanohorn Any nanostructure in the form of a horn. nanoHPLC nanoscale HPLC nanohybrid A nanoscale hybrid nanohybridization The formation of nanohybrids nanohydrogel Any hydrogel in which the dispersed phase is a nanoparticle nanohydroxyapatite A very fine hydroxyapatite powder used, mixed with other materials, to help remineralization nanoid Dwarf-like; dwarfish; a pygmy. nanoimaging nanoscale imaging nanoimmobilization immobilization (typically of an enzyme) on a nanoparticle nanoimmunoassay immunoassay using a nanoscale sample nanoimprint An imprint formed by three-dimensional nanoscale patterning nanoinclusion A nanoscale inclusion, typically less than a hundred nanometers in size. nanoindent To make a nanoindentation nanoindentation An indentation test carried out at nanoscale, such as by use of a nanoindenter nanoindented Having nanoindentations nanoindenter An instrument for indentation testing at the nanoscale nanoinductor A nanosized inductor, especially one of a nanosized electronic device. nanoindustry nanotechnology industry nanoinfluencer An influencer with a very small following, less than that of a microinfluencer. nanoinfluencing The work of a nanoinfluencer. nanoinformatics Synonym of nanocomputing. nanoinject To carry out a nanoinjection nanoinjection A nanoscale injection nanoinjector A nanosized injector. nanoinstruction A hardware instruction in the CPU of a nanoprocessor; a software instruction in a nanoprogram. nanointeraction Any interaction between nanomaterials (or nanoparticles) nanointerface A nanoscale interface nanoinverter A photovoltaic inverter that operates on currents less than about 100 watts nanoionics The study and application of ion transport in nanoscale solid-state devices nanoisland A nanoscale island. nanojoining The process of joining materials together at the nanoscale. nanojoule An SI unit of work or energy equal to 10⁻⁹ joules. Symbol: nJ nanojunction A junction involving nanoscale components nanokatal An SI unit of catalytic activity equal to 10⁻⁹ katals. Symbol: n nanokelvin An SI unit of thermodynamic temperature equal to 10⁻⁹ kelvins. Symbol: nK