Etymology

nanokatal

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Today it means: An SI unit of catalytic activity equal to 10⁻⁹ katals. Symbol: n Full definition →

English katal ← Latin nānus ← Ancient Greek νᾶνος (nânos)
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The story

  1. Ancient Greekνᾶνος (nânos)
  2. Latinnānus
  3. Englishnano-
  4. Englishkatal
  5. English todaynanokatal

From nano- + katal.

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