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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

In the long term, the motor could become the heart of a complex nanomachine.

From Science Daily • Oct. 19, 2023

"The atomic structures and an understanding of the mechanism of this complex nanomachine now enable us to understand important steps in peroxisome physiology in health and disease," says Gatsogiannis in conclusion.

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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