nanotechadj.n.
/ˈnanə(ʊ)tɛk/, U.S. /ˈnænəˌtɛk/ A. adj.
= nanotechnological adj.
ΘΚΠ
society > occupation and work > study of work > [adjective] > relating to technology or technography > branches of
biotechnic1927
soft1972
zygological1978
biotech1980
biotechnology1982
nanotech1987
nanotechnological1987
1987 Washington Post (Nexis) 5 July (Mag. section) w35 The greatest risk would be the possibility of a nanotech industrial accident, in which some bionic bozo escapes from a vat of chemicals and ravages the populace.
1993 Locus June 57/1 Here it's nano-tech bio-enhancement, which can create a guard dog that talks.
2017 M. O'Connell To be Machine 88 As we sat here talking we were in fact using nanotech protein computers to conduct this exchange of ours.
B. n.
= nanotechnology n.
ΘΚΠ
society > occupation and work > study of work > [noun] > technology or technography > other branches
bionics1960
zygology1970
alternative technology1972
nanotechnology1974
softnomics1983
nano1987
nanotech1990
1990 Interzone Mar. 48/1 Yeah, right, nanotech will work miracles; they've been saying that for decades.
2015 S. K. Castle in J. J. Adams Loosed upon World 460 It was photosynthesizing nanotech embedded in the skin and left to grow.
This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, June 2003; most recently modified version published online June 2022).
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adj.n.1987