English

Noun

nanotube ‎(plural nanotubes)

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

Translations

Synonyms

(carbon molecule):

• buckytube
• carbon nanotube

See also

• nanotechnology

Anagrams

• butanone

French

Noun

nanotube m ‎(plural nanotubes)

1. nanotube