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nanomachine

American  
[nan-uh-muh-sheen] / ˈnæn ə məˌʃin /

noun

  1. nanobot.


Etymology

Origin of nanomachine

nano- + machine

Example Sentences

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Equipped with the T6SS nanomachine, Burkholderia bacteria can pursue a dual strategy: cell fusion and directly moving from one cell to another.

From Science Daily • Apr. 22, 2024

At Oxford University, researchers have succeeded in building a nanomachine made of DNA and peptides that can drill through a cell membrane, creating an artificial membrane channel through which small molecules can pass.

From Science Daily • Oct. 5, 2023

The main role is played by the perixisomal AAA-ATPase complex Pex1/Pex6: this "biological nanomachine" unpacks and unfolds the spent proteins so that they can be recycled or disposed of.

From Science Daily • Sep. 27, 2023

Literally every physical object in the world, from computers to cheese, is made of molecules, and in principle a nanomachine could construct all of them.

From Time Magazine Archive

Imagine a nanomachine that could take raw carbon and arrange it, atom by atom, into a perfect diamond.

From Time Magazine Archive

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