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noun
An allotrope of gold in which a sheet is only one atom thick, achieved in the laboratory in pieces of sub–square micrometre area and with hopes for eventual practical applications in sensors or catalysts.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
Qualifier: materials science
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
History
From gold + -ene, following the precedent of graphene; popularized outside of materials science since 2024.
