Etymology

nanocrystal

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Today it means: A crystalline entity whose size is measured in nanometers; an individual nanometer-sized crystal of such a material. Full definition →

English crystal ← Latin nānus ← Ancient Greek νᾶνος (nânos)
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  1. Ancient Greekνᾶνος (nânos)
  2. Latinnānus
  3. Englishnano-
  4. Englishcrystal
  5. English todaynanocrystal

From nano- + crystal.

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