nano-urchin

noun

A dense cluster of nanotubes having a form resembling a sea urchin, especially one made from vanadium oxides.

OriginEnglish urchin ← Latin nānus ← Ancient Greek νᾶνος (nânos) →
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Meanings

nounnano-urchin (plural nano-urchins)

plural nano-urchins

  1. chemistryA dense cluster of nanotubes having a form resembling a sea urchin, especially one made from vanadium oxides.

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekνᾶνος (nânos)
  2. Latinnānus
  3. Englishnano-
  4. Englishurchin
  5. Englishnano-urchin

From nano- + urchin.

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