buck·y·ball (b k  -bôl )n. A molecule of buckminsterfullerene. [Shortening and alteration of buckminsterfullerene + ball.] |
buckyball [ˈbʌkɪˌbɔːl]
n
(Chemistry / Elements & Compounds) Informal a ball-like polyhedral carbon molecule of the type found in buckminsterfullerene and other fullerenes
[from buck(minsterfullerene) + y2 + ball1]
| buckyball (bk-bôl) See buckminsterfullerene. |
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| Noun | 1. | buckyball - a spheroidal fullerene; the first known example of a fullerene fullerene - a form of carbon having a large molecule consisting of an empty cage of sixty or more carbon atoms |
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