Etymology

nanoreactor

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Today it means: A nanoscale reactor, especially one used to produce nanoparticles Full definition →

English reactor ← Latin nānus ← Ancient Greek νᾶνος (nânos)
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  1. Ancient Greekνᾶνος (nânos)
  2. Latinnānus
  3. Englishnano-
  4. Englishreactor
  5. English todaynanoreactor

From nano- + reactor.

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