nanoalloy

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

nano- +‎ alloy

Noun[edit]

nanoalloy (plural nanoalloys)

  1. An alloy consisting of dispersed nanoparticles of two or more metals.
    • 2020, Florent Calvo, Nanoalloys: From Fundamentals to Emergent Applications, page 194:
      For microalloys the boundary can be treated as a thin layer of the segregating element including segregating impurities. In the case of nanoalloys, the segregation pattern can involve a significant part of the whole grain.

Verb[edit]

nanoalloy (third-person singular simple present nanoalloys, present participle nanoalloying, simple past and past participle nanoalloyed)

  1. To produce an alloy of this kind.