English Words: N
24,391 words · Page 21 of 488
A nanoscale cable (typically constructed from a carbon nanotube coated with titanium dioxide)
A strip of silicon carbide, a few hundred nanometres in width, whose vibrational frequency varies in proportion to the mass of objects resting on it; it can detect masses as small as one attogram
A colloid whose particles have dimensions measured in nanometres, especially such an emulsion of water and oil or biological lipids
A carbon-based material whose constituents are of nanoscale dimensions, or which is produced by nanotechnology.
A carpet of carbon nanotubes used to enhance the flow of heat at a critical point where computer chips connect to heat sinks.
Cellulose, in the form of nanosized fibrils, that produces a gel on contact with water.
Any ceramic material, especially one having a very small grain size, produced by nanotechnology
The synthesis, analysis and characterization of chemical compounds at the nanoscale
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The English alphabetical index for the letter N contains 24,391 headwords drawn from our Wiktionary-derived dictionary table. At 50 entries per page the browse splits into 488 pages, and you are currently viewing page 21. Every row above is a dictionary-backed entry with a canonical slug, and each links through to a full definition page with pronunciation, senses, etymology, and related-word data where available.
On this page 50 of 50 entries carry a part-of-speech tag and 50 carry at least one stored definition. Coverage varies across letters because Wiktionary volunteers build entries at different speeds for different parts of the alphabet, letters with common starting sounds (S, C, T, P) usually have the densest coverage, while less frequent starters (X, Q, Z) tend to have shorter but more specialised lists. PlainSpell surfaces whatever data is present and links back to the source when a definition is not yet recorded.
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