Etymology

nanocide

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Today it means: Any pesticide created using nanotechnology Full definition →

English nano- ← Latin nānus ← Ancient Greek νᾶνος (nânos)
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  1. Ancient Greekνᾶνος (nânos)
  2. Latinnānus
  3. Englishnano-
  4. English todaynanocide

From nano- + -cide.

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