noun, noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no'
nanocrystal
Technical term in materials science and nanotechnology; refers to a crystalline particle with dimensions on the nanometer scale.
This material has a nanocrystalline structure.
Compound of ナノ (nano-, from English 'nano-', ultimately from Greek νᾶνος 'dwarf') and 結晶 (kesshō, 'crystal').