nanometal

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noun

A metallic nanoparticle.

OriginEnglish metal ← Middle English metal ← Old French meta →
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Meanings

nounnanometal (plural nanometals)

plural nanometals

  1. A metallic nanoparticle.

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekνᾶνος (nânos)
  2. Latinnānus
  3. Englishnano-
  4. Latinmetallum
  5. Old Frenchmeta
  6. Middle Englishmetal
  7. Englishmetal
  8. Englishnanometal

From nano- + metal.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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