Word Parts - nano, nan, nanno, nania

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nano-, nan-, nanno-, -nania: From Greek dwarf, pygmy, very small or tiny, decimal prefix

nanosecond - nanosecond (ns or nsec) is one billionth (10^-9) of a second; nanoid - dwarfish; resembling a dwarf; nanocephalous - having an abnormally or extremely small head; nanism - condition of being dwarfed or being a dwarf; nanomalous - having abnormally short limbs; nanoliter - one-billionth of a liter; nanomelia - condition of having disproportionately short or small limbs.

And for you:

nanophyll, nanophyllous, nanomechanics, nanophytoflagellate, nanowatt, nanozooid, nanosomus, nanostorage, nanomole, nanon, nanophanerophyte.

Source: English-Word Information, Word Info About English Vocabulary