buckyball

[ buhk-ee-bawl ]

/ ˈbʌk iˌbɔl /

noun

Informal. a single molecule of buckminsterfullerene.

Nearby words

buckwheat, buckwheat cake, buckwheat coal, buckwheat family, buckwheat note, buckyball, buckytube, bucolic, bucolics, bucovina, bucranium

Origin of buckyball

1985-90; after R. Buckminster Fuller; see -y², ball¹

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British Dictionary definitions for buckyball

buckyball

/ (ˈbʌkɪˌbɔːl) /

noun

informal a ball-like polyhedral carbon molecule of the type found in buckminsterfullerene and other fullerenes

Word Origin for buckyball

C20: from buck (minsterfullerene) + y ² + ball 1

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Science definitions for buckyball

buckyball

[ bŭk′ē-bôl′ ]

See buckminsterfullerene.