Nanotube

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: na + no + tu + be

Origin

- + tube

Full definition of nanotube

Noun

1. (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

Synonyms

• buckytube
• carbon nanotube

Anagrams

• butanone