See Also: nano-(medicine)
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Nano cap(finance)
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nano- combining form.
[from Greek nanos, Latin nanus dwarf: see -O-.]
Very small; spec. used in names of units of measurement to denote a factor of 109 (one thousand-millionth), as nanogram, nanometre, nanosecond, etc. Abbreviation n.
nanobac'terium noun, pl. -ria, (Microbiology) a kind of micro-organism about a tenth the size of the smallest normal bacteria, claimed to have been discovered in living tissue and in rock L20.
nanomachine noun a machine or device of nanotechnological scale L20.
nanotechno'logical adjective of or pertaining to nanotechnology L20.
nanotech'nology noun the branch of technology that deals with dimensions and tolerances of 0.1 to 100 nanometres L20.
nanotube noun (Chemistry) a cylindrical molecule of a fullerene L20.