Nanoparticles also have different properties to the same substance in normal-sized pieces. For example, titanium dioxide is a white solid used in house paint and certain sweet-coated chocolates. Titanium dioxide nanoparticles are so small they do not reflect visible light, so cannot be seen.
legal Definition of cession 1: an act of ceding : a yielding (as of property) to another: as a in the civil law of Louisiana: assignment or transfer of property rights by a debtor to a creditor
Definition of 'cede'. cede. If someone in a position of authority cedes land or power to someone else, they let them have the land or power, often as a result of military or political pressure. Only a short campaign took place in Puerto Rico, but after the war Spain ceded the island to America.