nanocrystallite

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noun

A nanosized crystallite, especially one used as a quantum dot

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

nounnanocrystallite (plural nanocrystallites)

plural nanocrystallites

  1. A nanosized crystallite, especially one used as a quantum dot

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekνᾶνος (nânos)
  2. Latinnānus
  3. Englishnano-
  4. Englishcrystallite
  5. Englishnanocrystallite

From nano- + crystallite.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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