Key Terms
- nanotechnology noun - a technology executed on the scale of less than 100 nanometers, the goal of which is to control individual atoms and molecules, especially to create computer chips and other microscopic devices.
- nanoparticle noun - a microscopic particle of matter that is measured on the nanoscale, usually one that measures less than 100 nanometres.
- nanotube noun - a cylindrical nanoparticle, especially a carbon molecule.
- nanometre noun - one thousand-millionth of a metre (nm).
- nanobot noun - a machine or robot built on the nanoscale, still in the research-and-development stage, with potential applications in medicine and industry.
- graphene noun - a nanomaterial consisting of one-atom-thick sheets of carbon atoms, with the atoms arranged in a honeycomb lattice structure.
- fullerene noun - any of a class of molecules of carbon having a roughly spherical shape.
- allotrope noun - one of two or more existing forms of an element.
- polymer noun - a compound of high molecular weight derived either by the addition of many smaller molecules, as polyethylene, or by the condensation of many smaller molecules with the elimination of water, alcohol, or the like, as nylon.
- hydrophobic adjective - having little or no affinity for water.
- hydrophilic adjective - having a strong affinity for water.
- oleophilic adjective - of or relating to a substance that has an affinity for oils and not for water.
- photocatalysis noun - the acceleration or retardation of the reaction rate in chemical reactions by light.
- elasticity noun - the state or quality of being elastic (capable of returning to its original length, shape, etc., after being stretched, deformed, compressed, or expanded).
- fatigue noun - the weakening or breakdown of material subjected to stress, especially a repeated series of stresses.
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