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nan·o·tube  (nn-tb, -tyb)
n.
A carbon nanotube.
nanotube  (nn-tb)
A hollow cylindrical or toroidal molecule made of one element, usually carbon. Nanotubes are being investigated as semiconductors and for uses in nanotechnology. See also fullerene.
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Noun1.nanotube - a fullerene molecule having a cylindrical or toroidal shape
carbon nanotube
fullerene - a form of carbon having a large molecule consisting of an empty cage of sixty or more carbon atoms
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