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nanophilia

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

An interest in nanotechnology and its benefits.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable

Examples

  • 2006 Joachim Schummer, Davis Baird - Nanotechnology Challenges: Implications for Philosophy, Ethics and Society Extreme nanophilia is also represented in some works of science fiction, especially the novels of Kathleen Ann Goonan (eg, 1994, 1997, 2000).

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History

Etymology

From nano- + -philia.