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buckyball

/ˈbʌkiˌbɔːl/

buckyball noun: a buckminsterfullerene molecule (C₆₀).

Noun

buckyball (plural buckyballs)

  1. (informal) A buckminsterfullerene molecule (C₆₀).
  2. (broadly, informal) The most common types of spheroidal fullerenes, C₆₀ and C₇₀ usually; with C₇₂ and C₇₆ sometimes also included.
  3. (broadly, informal) Any spheroidal fullerene, from C₂₀ on upwards.

Forms of buckyball

pluralbuckyballs
alternative formbucky-ball

Origin of buckyball

Blend of buck(minsterfullerene) + -y + ball.

Words formed from buckyball

Questions about buckyball

What does buckyball mean?
Buckyball means a buckminsterfullerene molecule (C₆₀).
What part of speech is buckyball?
Buckyball is a noun.
How do you pronounce buckyball?
Buckyball is pronounced /ˈbʌkiˌbɔːl/.
What is the plural of buckyball?
The plural of buckyball is buckyballs.

Words near buckyball in the dictionary

  1. bucky
  2. bucky bit
  3. bucky bits
  4. bucky onion
  5. bucky onions
  6. buckyball
  7. buckyballs
  8. buckybowl
  9. buckybowls
  10. buckyonion
  11. buckyonions

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