buckyball
[ buhk-ee-bawl ]
/ ˈbʌk iˌbɔl /
noun
Informal.
a single molecule of buckminsterfullerene.
Words nearby buckyball
buckwheat,
buckwheat cake,
buckwheat coal,
buckwheat family,
buckwheat note,
buckyball,
buckytube,
bucolic,
bucolics,
bucovina,
bucranium
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
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Scientific definitions for buckyball
buckyball
[ bŭk′ē-bôl′ ]
See buckminsterfullerene.