nanocide

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noun

Any pesticide created using nanotechnology

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

nounnanocide (plural nanocides)

plural nanocides

  1. Any pesticide created using nanotechnology

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekνᾶνος (nânos)
  2. Latinnānus
  3. Englishnano-
  4. Englishnanocide

From nano- + -cide.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

decanoin
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APA

nanocide. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nanocide

MLA

“nanocide.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nanocide. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “nanocide,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nanocide.

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