Etymology

nanochemistry

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Today it means: The synthesis, analysis and characterization of chemical compounds at the nanoscale Full definition →

English chemistry ← Latin nānus ← Ancient Greek νᾶνος (nânos)
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  1. Ancient Greekνᾶνος (nânos)
  2. Latinnānus
  3. Englishnano-
  4. Englishchemistry
  5. English todaynanochemistry

From nano- + chemistry.

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