Definition of Nanotube

1. Noun. A fullerene molecule having a cylindrical or toroidal shape.

Exact synonyms: Carbon Nanotube
Generic synonyms: Fullerene

Definition of Nanotube

1. Noun. (chemistry) A carbon molecule, in the shape of a tube, having a fullerene structure and a diameter of about 1 or 2 nanometers. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Nanotube

1. a microscopic tube [n -S]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Nanotube

nanotorus
nanotoxicity
nanotoxicological
nanotoxicologist
nanotoxicologists
nanotoxicology
nanotrack
nanotracks
nanotransistor
nanotransistors
nanotransport
nanotriangle
nanotriangles
nanotribological
nanotribology
nanotube (current term)
nanotubes
nanotubular
nanotubule
nanotubules
nanotweezers
nanotwin
nanotwinned
nanotwins
nanovaccinology
nanovessel
nanovessels
nanovid microscopy
nanovoid
nanovoids

Literary usage of Nanotube

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Hydrogen & Fuel Cells: Review of National R&D Programs by International Energy Agency (2004)
"In addition, life cycle cost analysis is needed to assess the costs of regeneration. O nanotube (Carbon Material) Storage Carbon nanotubes are microscopic ..."

2. The New Everyday: Views on Ambient Intelligenceby Emile H. L. Aarts, Stefano Marzano by Emile H. L. Aarts, Stefano Marzano (2003)
"2447; SJTans et al., 'Room-temperature transistor based on a single carbon nanotube', Nature. 39 3 (I998). 49 8 A. Bachtold etal.,'Logic circuits with ..."

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