nanoscience

Main Entry:  nanoscience
Part of Speech:  n
Definition:  the study of the performance of ultra-small structures, materials, and devices, usu. usually 0.1 to 100 nm; also, the study of manipulating materials on an atomic or molecular scale
Etymology:  1959
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