Etymology

nanoporosity

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Today it means: The condition or degree of being nanoporous. Full definition →

English porosity ← Latin nānus ← Ancient Greek νᾶνος (nânos)
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  1. Ancient Greekνᾶνος (nânos)
  2. Latinnānus
  3. Englishnano-
  4. Englishporosity
  5. English todaynanoporosity

From nano- + porosity.

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