Definition of nanotube in English:
nanotube
nounˈnanəʊtjuːbˈnænoʊˌtub
Chemistry A tubular molecule composed of a large number of carbon atoms.
nanotubes might replace some metal electronic components, leading to faster devices
Example sentencesExamples
- Two different continuum electrostatic models are formulated to describe the ion solvation inside the nanotube.
- A carbon nanotube is a single molecule that's about 500 times narrower than the silicon used in today's processor and is about 10 atoms across.
- The reaction to attach them to carbon nanotubes involves a ring-closure between atoms in the ‘anchor’ and two carbon atoms of the nanotube.
- Which in this case, researchers reasoned, resulted in the orderly molecular structure of the nanotubes.
- The interactions of the lipid molecules with the nanotube may be classified as hydrophobic and hydrogen-bondlike.
Definition of nanotube in US English:
nanotube
nounˈnænoʊˌtubˈnanōˌto͞ob
Chemistry A tubular molecule composed of a large number of carbon atoms.
nanotubes might replace some metal electronic components, leading to faster devices
Example sentencesExamples
- Which in this case, researchers reasoned, resulted in the orderly molecular structure of the nanotubes.
- The interactions of the lipid molecules with the nanotube may be classified as hydrophobic and hydrogen-bondlike.
- The reaction to attach them to carbon nanotubes involves a ring-closure between atoms in the ‘anchor’ and two carbon atoms of the nanotube.
- Two different continuum electrostatic models are formulated to describe the ion solvation inside the nanotube.
- A carbon nanotube is a single molecule that's about 500 times narrower than the silicon used in today's processor and is about 10 atoms across.