Etymology

nanospray

N1A1N1O1S1P3R1A1Y4

Today it means: A nanoscale spray, especially one used to generate ions for mass spectrometry. Full definition →

English spray ← Latin nānus ← Ancient Greek νᾶνος (nânos)
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  1. Ancient Greekνᾶνος (nânos)
  2. Latinnānus
  3. Englishnano-
  4. Englishspray
  5. English todaynanospray

From nano- + spray.

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