nanobiotechnology

noun

Any of several forms of biotechnology employing devices on the nano scale

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

nounnanobiotechnology (countable and uncountable, plural nanobiotechnologies)

plural nanobiotechnologies

  1. countableuncountableAny of several forms of biotechnology employing devices on the nano scale

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekνᾶνος (nânos)
  2. Latinnānus
  3. Englishnano-
  4. Englishbiotechnology
  5. Englishnanobiotechnology

From nano- + biotechnology.

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Translations

French nanobiotechnologie
  • nanobiotechnologieany of several forms of biotechnology employing devices on the nano scale
Greek νανοβιοτεχνολογία
  • νανοβιοτεχνολογία (nanoviotechnología)any of several forms of biotechnology employing devices on the nano scale
Italian nanobiotecnologia
  • nanobiotecnologiaany of several forms of biotechnology employing devices on the nano scale

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

bionanotechnology
Cite this entry
APA

nanobiotechnology. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nanobiotechnology

MLA

“nanobiotechnology.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nanobiotechnology. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “nanobiotechnology,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nanobiotechnology.

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