NANOTUBE

Etymology

Noun

nanotube (plural nanotubes)

(chemistry) Shortening of carbon nanotube; A carbon molecule, in the shape of a tube, having a fullerene structure and a diameter of about 1 or 2 nanometers.

any nanotech tubular structure with a characteristic diameter measured in a few nanometres, such as titanium nanotubes

Synonyms

(carbon molecule)

• buckytube

• carbon nanotube

Anagrams

• butanone

Source: Wiktionary



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