Definition of "nanocrystals" []

• Plural form of nanocrystal. (noun)

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• "Johns Hopkins researchers have discovered that, under the right conditions, newly developed nanocrystalline materials exhibit surprising activity in the tiny spaces between the geometric clusters of atoms called nanocrystals from which they are made."
• "The licensing agreement signed last week gives both companies access to a patent portfolio of anti-counterfeiting technologies in the form of tiny fluorescent crystals, called nanocrystals, invisible to the naked eye but detectable using ultraviolet lights."
• "They are called nanocrystals and commercial use could be just a few years away."