nanocrystal

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noun

A crystalline entity whose size is measured in nanometers; an individual nanometer-sized crystal of such a material.

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

nounnanocrystal (plural nanocrystals)

plural nanocrystals

  1. A crystalline entity whose size is measured in nanometers; an individual nanometer-sized crystal of such a material.

    Dr. Berger and his colleagues created their multisize nanocrystals with one enzyme, in water at room temperature.

    2016 May 6, Joanna Klein, “How a Mysterious Bacteria Almost Gave You a Better TV”, in The New York Times, →ISSN

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekνᾶνος (nânos)
  2. Latinnānus
  3. Englishnano-
  4. Englishcrystal
  5. Englishnanocrystal

From nano- + crystal.

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Translations

French nanocristal
  • nanocristalnanometer sized crystal
German Nanokristall
  • Nanokristallnanometer sized crystal
Italian nanocristallo
  • nanocristallonanometer sized crystal
Spanish nanocristal
  • nanocristalnanometer sized crystal
Swedish nanokristall
  • nanokristallnanometer sized crystal
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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