Etymology

nanopore

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Today it means: A pore, of nanometre dimensions, in a membrane Full definition →

English pore ← Latin nānus ← Ancient Greek νᾶνος (nânos)
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  1. Ancient Greekνᾶνος (nânos)
  2. Latinnānus
  3. Englishnano-
  4. Englishpore
  5. English todaynanopore

From nano- + pore.

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