nanophilia

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noun

An interest in nanotechnology and its benefits.

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Meanings

nounnanophilia (uncountable)
  1. uncountableAn interest in nanotechnology and its benefits.

    2006 Joachim Schummer, Davis Baird - Nanotechnology Challenges: Implications for Philosophy, Ethics and Society Extreme nanophilia is also represented in some works of science fiction, especially the novels of Kathleen Ann Goonan (eg, 1994, 1997, 2000).

Origin

From nano- + -philia.

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APA

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

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

Chicago

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

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