Etymology

nanophase

N1A1N1O1P3H4A1S1E1

Today it means: Describes very small particles in a dispersion etc. Full definition →

English phase ← New Latin phasis ← Latin nānus
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The story

  1. Ancient Greekνᾶνος (nânos)
  2. Latinnānus
  3. Englishnano-
  4. New Latinphasis
  5. Englishphase
  6. English todaynanophase

From nano- + phase.

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