noun
Meaning 1
A nanoscale fragment of diamond
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nanodiamond
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noun
Meaning 2
A diamondoid
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Topics: chemistry, natural-sciences, organic-chemistry, physical-sciences
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History
Etymology
Etymology tree Ancient Greek νᾶνος (nânos)bor. Latin nānusbor. English nano- Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Hellenic *ə- Ancient Greek ἀ- (a-)? Proto-Indo-European *demh2-der. Ancient Greek δαμνάω (damnáō)? Ancient Greek ἀδάμας (adámas)der. Latin adamāsder. Late Latin diamās Old French diamantbor. Middle English dyamaunt English diamond English nanodiamond From nano- + diamond.
Across languages
Translations
2 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- French: nanodiamant — a nanoscale fragment of diamond
- Italian: nanodiamante — a nanoscale fragment of diamond