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 nanoplanktonic Of or pertaining to nanoplankton nanoplasma nanoscale plasma nanoplasmonic Relating to nanoplasmonics nanoplasmonics plasmonics involving nanofabricated systems nanoplastic A nanoparticle formed by the degradation of a plastic. nanoplate A nanoscale plate. nanoplatelet A nanoscale platelet. nanoplatform Any platform composed of, or utilising nanoparticles nanoplex A complex formed from a nanoparticle (typically a drug) nanoplotter A nanoscale device capable of dispensing very tiny amounts of liquid in a desired pattern. nanopod A surface container for outer membrane vesicles nanopolariton A nanoscale polariton nanopolish A polish containing nanoparticles nanopolycrystalline nanoscale polycrystalline nanopolyhedron A nanoscale polyhedron nanopolymer A polymer or copolymer material containing dispersed nanoparticles nanopolyplex A nanoscale polyplex particle nanoporate Having nanopores nanoporation The formation of nanopores nanopore A pore, of nanometre dimensions, in a membrane nanoporosity The condition or degree of being nanoporous. nanoporous Having nanosized pores. nanopositioner A device used in nanopositioning. nanopositioning nanoscale positioning nanopowder An agglomerate of ultrafine particles, nanoparticles, or nanoclusters. nanoprecipitate A precipitate having nanoscale particle size nanoprecipitated precipitated as a nanoprecipitate nanoprecipitation The formation of nanoparticles by means of precipitation from solution. nanoprecursor A nanoscale precursor nanopreparation A preparation containing nanodrugs nanoprinting nanoscale printing nanoprism A nanoscale prism nanoprobe An optical device for viewing extremely small objects. nanoprobing The use of a nanoprobe nanoprocessor The processor (CPU) of a nanocomputer. nanoproduct Any product containing nanoparticles. nanoproduction Production (e.g. manufacturing) at a nanoscale level. nanoprokaryote A nanoscale prokaryote nanoproteomic Relating to nanoproteomics nanoproteomics The use of nanotechnology in the study of proteomics. nanoprotrusion A nanoscale protrusion nanopublication A very small publication, typically containing a single scientific article nanopublishing Blog-based publishing intended for a certain niche audience. nanopulse A nanoscale pulse (of energy) nanopump A nanoscale pump nanopunk A science fiction genre that focuses on nanotechnology. nanopure Having only nanoscale traces of impurities NanoPutian Any molecule that resembles a human. nanopyramid A nanosized pyramid nanoquilt A nanomaterial that is an efficient thermal insulator. nanoradian One billionth (10⁻⁹) of a radian. nanorchestid Any mite of the family Nanorchestidae. nanorder A taxon below order and hypoorder. nanoreactor A nanoscale reactor, especially one used to produce nanoparticles nanoreagent A reagent that contains nanoparticles or nanomachines nanorecorder Any nanodevice capable of recording information nanorefrigerator A nanosized refrigerator nanoregime nanoscale regime nanoregion A nanosized region. nanorelay A nanoscale relay nanoremediation The use of nanoparticles to remove contaminants from polluted water. nanoreplicator A nanobot capable of replicating itself or other objects. nanoresistor A nanoscale resistor nanoresonator A nanoscale resonator. nanorespirometer A nanoscale respirometer nanorheology nanoscale rheology nanori A Japanese reading of a kanji character that is used for names of people or places, but that is otherwise a non-standard reading for that character. nanoribbon A nanostructure in the form of a ribbon nanoridge A nanosize ridge nanoring A ring of crystalline material having a diameter measured on the nanoscale. nanoripple A nanoscale ripple nanorna A very short form of RNA that initiates transcription nanoroad A nanoscale road (pathway) nanorobot A nanoscale robot. nanorobotic Relating to nanorobotics. nanorobotics The science and technology of designing and manufacturing nanoscale machines, especially robotic machines. nanorod A nanosized rod. nanorosette A nanoscale rosette nanorough Exhibiting nanoroughness; rough at nanoscale. nanoroughness The quality of being rough at nanoscale nanorubber A nanocomposite made with nanoscale particles of rubber. nanos A surname from Greek. nanosafety All the safety issues associated with nanotechnology nanosandwich A nanoscale structure consisting of a dielectric layer between two discs. nanosat nanosatellite nanosatellite An artificial satellite with a wet mass between 1 and 10 kilograms. nanoscaffold A nanoscale scaffold used, primarily, to grow new tissue and bone nanoscale On a scale measured in nanometers. nanoscaled nanoscale (attributive) nanoscience The underlying science of nanotechnology. nanoscientific Of or pertaining to nanoscience. nanoscientist A scientist whose speciality is nanoscience nanoscope Any microscope that has a resolution measured in nanometres, especially one that uses a beam of atoms instead of light nanoscopic Having a scale expressed in nanometers. nanoscopically In a nanoscopic manner nanoscopy The application of nanotechnology to the imaging of objects at nanoscale. nanoscratch To make a nanoscale scratch nanoscroll A nanoscale scroll (spiral structure of nanoribbons) nanoseaweed An extremely thin nanosheet of gold. nanosecond An SI unit of time equal to 10⁻⁹ seconds. Symbol: ns nanoseed A nanoscale seed nanoselective Describing materials that have selective properties at the nanoscale. nanosensing The use of nanosensors to investigate nanoparticles. nanosensor A nanoscale sensor nanoseparation The separation of the components of nanoscale mixtures nanosequencing nanopore sequencing nanosheet A nanoscale sheet, especially one of many making up a nanostructure. nanoshell A dielectric nanoparticle coated with a very thin metallic shell. nanoshuttle A nanoparticle assembly, consisting of gold, iron oxide, and polylysine, that carries cargo along a nanoscopic rail nanosiemens A unit of electrical conductance equal to 10⁻⁹ siemens nanosieve A device that functions as a nanoscale sieve nanosievert A unit of radiation dose, 10⁻⁹ of a sievert. nanosilica nanoparticulate silica nanosilicate A nanoparticulate silicate nanosilicon nanoparticulate silicon, typically employed in the manufacture of semiconductor chips nanosilver Any of various forms of silver nanoparticles that have medicinal use. nanosize Having a size measured in nanometers; nanoscale nanosized Having a size measured in nanometers. nanosizer A device that measures the size of nanoparticles (or sorts them by size) nanosizing The sizing (sorting by size) of nanoparticles nanoskyrmion A nanoscale skyrmion nanoslab A tiny slab of a material with dimensions in the order of nanometers nanoslice A nanoscale slice nanoslit A nanoscale slit nanosmooth smooth at the nanoscale nanosoccer A game resembling soccer played by nanobots. nanosolid A solid that has a specified nanoscale structure nanosome A nanoscale liposome. nanosomia dwarfism nanosomic Relating to nanosomes. nanosource A source of nanoparticles nanospace The geometric space occupied by a nanocage nanospacecraft A very small spacecraft or satellite nanospark A nanoscale spark nanospecific specific to a particular nanoparticle or nanotoxin etc. nanospectrophotometer A spectrophotometer that uses nanoscale samples nanospectrophotometry spectrophotometry of nanoscale samples nanosphere A nanoscale sphere nanospherical Having the form of a nanosphere nanospheroid A nanoscale spheroid nanospherule A nanoscale spherule nanospike A nanoscale spike. nanospinodal spinodal at a nanoscale nanospintronics The application of spintronics using nanoscale devices nanosponge A sponge that has nanosize holes, especially one used for biomimetic detoxification nanospray A nanoscale spray, especially one used to generate ions for mass spectrometry. nanosprayed sprayed as, or with, a nanospray nanosprayer A device that produces a nanospray nanospring A nanoscale spring nanoSQUID A nanoscale superconducting quantum interference device