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nanotube
A hollow cylindrical or toroidal molecule made of one element, usually carbon. Nanotubes are being investigated as semiconductors and for uses in nanotechnology.

A toroid is defined as a surface generated by rotating a closed curve around an axis that is in the same plane as the curve but does not intersect it.

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