nanotube

English

Pronunciation

• (deprecated use of |lang= parameter) Hyphenation: na‧no‧tu‧be
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Noun

nanotube (plural nanotubes)

1. (deprecated template usage) (chemistry) 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

Translations

A carbon molecule, in the shape of a tube

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 納米管／纳米管 (nàmǐguǎn), 纳米管 (nàmǐguǎn)

• French: nanotube (fr) m
• German: Nanoröhre f
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• Japanese: ナノチューブ (nanochūbu)
• Polish: nanorurka f
• Russian: нанотру́бка (ru) f (nanotrúbka)

Synonyms

(carbon molecule):

• buckytube
• carbon nanotube

See also

• nanotechnology

Anagrams

• butanone

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French

Noun

nanotube m (plural nanotubes)

1. nanotube