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carbon nanotube

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carbon nanotube
n.
A fullerene having a cylindrical or toroidal configuration.
carbon nanotube
The most common form of nanotube, composed entirely of carbon atoms. See more at nanotube.
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Noun1.carbon nanotube - a fullerene molecule having a cylindrical or toroidal shape
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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