diamondoid
Noun
Meaning
diamondoid (plural diamondoids)
(organic chemistry) Any of several polycyclic hydrocarbons whose cagelike structure resembles part of the diamond crystal lattice.
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Advocates respond that a preliminary research path leading to a diamondoid nanofactory is being developed.
In 2006, Freitas and Merkle co-founded the Nanofactory Collaboration, a research program to develop the first working diamondoid nanofactory.