English Words: N

24,391 words · Page 19 of 488

nano-ohmnoun

An SI unit of electrical resistance equal to 10⁻⁹ ohms. Symbol: nΩ

nano-porenoun

Alternative form of nanopore.

nano-urchinnoun

A dense cluster of nanotubes having a form resembling a sea urchin, especially one made from vanadium oxides.

nano-voltnoun

An SI unit of electrical potential equal to 10⁻⁹ volts. Symbol: nV

nano-wattnoun

One thousand millionth ( 10⁻⁹ ) of a watt, abbreviated as nW.

nanoacrenoun

A unit of surface area equal to 10⁻⁹ of an acre, or 0.00627264 square inches.

nanoactuatornoun

A nanoscale actuator

nanoaerobenoun

Any nanoaerobic organism

nanoaerobicadj

Living in environments having nanomolar concentrations of oxygen

nanoaerophilicadj

That thrives under almost anaerobic conditions

nanoagentnoun

A nanoscale agent

nanoaggregatenoun

An aggregate or cluster of nanoparticles

nanoaggregatedadj

Converted to a nanoaggregate

nanoaggregationnoun

The formation of nanoaggregates

nanoaggressionnoun

A particularly trivial microaggression.

nanoalloynoun

An alloy consisting of dispersed nanoparticles of two or more metals.

nanoampnoun

One thousand millionth (10⁻⁹) of an ampere. Symbol: nA.

nanoamperenoun

An SI unit of electrical current equal to 10⁻⁹ amperes. Symbol: nA

nanoanalysisnoun

The analysis of a surface or material at the nanometer level

nanoanalyticaladj

Of or pertaining to nanoanalysis

nanoanalyticsnoun

The analytics of nanoanalysis

nanoangstromnoun

One billionth (10⁻⁹) of an angstrom.

nanoantennanoun

A nanoscale antenna-like structure for sending and transmitting electromagnetic waves.

nanoantibioticnoun

An antibiotic in the form of a nanomaterial

nanoantibodynoun

A nanobody

nanoapartmentnoun

A very small apartment, smaller than a microapartment.

nanoaperturenoun

A nanoscale aperture

nanoarchaealadj

Describing microbes of the phylum Nanoarchaeota

nanoarchitectonicsnoun

The science of nanoarchitecture

nanoarchitecturenoun

The design of nanotechnology devices.

nanoarraynoun

An array of nanosized objects, especially one of nanosized spots that have unusual optical characteristics.

nanoartnoun

art made from assemblies of nanoparticles, or by manipulation of matter at the atomic / molecular level

nanoasperitynoun

nanoscale asperity or roughness

nanoassaynoun

A nanoscale assay

nanoassembliesnoun

plural of nanoassembly

nanoassemblynoun

A nanoscale assembly

nanobacterialadj

Of or pertaining to nanobacteria

nanobacteriumnoun

Any supposed microorganism much smaller than a bacterium.

nanobalancenoun

A nanoscale mechanical resonator used to measure the mass of particles and molecules down to zeptogram scale.

nanoballnoun

A nanosize ball

nanoballoonnoun

A nanoscale balloon

nanobarnoun

A pressure of 10⁻⁹ bars

nanobarbellnoun

A nanoparticle in the form of a barbell.

nanobarcodenoun

A nanoscale barcode (typically composed of nanoparticles)

nanobarnnoun

A unit of area equal to 10⁻⁹ barns

nanobarriernoun

A nanoscale barrier (especially in a biological cell)

nanobatterynoun

Any electrical battery fabricated on a nanoscale.

nanobenoun

A structure similar in appearance to a cell, but only nanometres in size.

nanobeadnoun

A nanosized bead.

nanobeamnoun

A nanosized beam (structural unit, or stream of particles or radiation)

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