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nanotube

noun nanotubes

  1. 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.
  2. any nanotech tubular structure with a characteristic diameter measured in a few nanometres, such as titanium nanotubes

Similar: buckytube, carbon nanotube

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Similar: buckytube, carbon nanotube

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noun A carbon molecule, in the shape of a tube

日本語ナノチューブ nanochūbu
中文納米管 /纳米管 nàmǐguǎn
Françaisnanotube
DeutschNanoröhre
Русскийнанотру́бка nanotrúbka

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@misc{nanotube_2026,
  title = {nanotube},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/nanotube},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}