Word: nanocrystal
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: na
no
cry
stal
Definition: A crystalline entity whose size is measured in nanometers; an individual nanometer-sized crystal of such a material.
Morphemes:
Affix: nano-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: Derived from the nanotechnology industry
Etymology Compounds: Affix: nanus
Language: la
Decoded: nanus
Meaning: dwarf
Affix: crystal
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: A solid composed of an array of atoms or molecules possessing long-range order and arranged in a pattern which is periodic in three dimensions.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: crystallum
Language: la
Decoded: crystallum
Meaning: crystal, ice