Definition of "nanocoating" [nanocoating]

• A coating whose thickness is measured on the nano scale (noun)

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• ""We found no indication that the nanocoating, which is manufactured in Asia, has ever been tested for health effects," said the researcher."
• "While noting that a few pennies of nanoparticles that go into a nanocoating for an automobile should not be valued at the full price of an automobile -- because quite clearly the automobile could be manufactured, sold and driven without any of those nanoparticle -- the argument does not hold up as well when discussing drug formulations that would not function without the nanoparticle."
• "But the agency's own safety experts say that's not true, and a U.DA researcher reports that Latin American produce packers are spraying U. S.-bound produce with a nanocoating to extend shelf-life."