Etymology

nanomole

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Today it means: An SI unit of amount of substance equal to 10⁻⁹ moles. Symbol: nmol Full definition →

English mole ← Latin nānus ← Ancient Greek νᾶνος (nânos)
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  1. Ancient Greekνᾶνος (nânos)
  2. Latinnānus
  3. Englishnano-
  4. Englishmole
  5. English todaynanomole

From nano- + mole.

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