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buck·y·ball (b

-bôl

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A molecule of buckminsterfullerene.

[Shortening and alteration of buckminsterfullerene + ball.]

buckyball [ˈbʌkɪˌbɔːl]

(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 (b

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See buckminsterfullerene.

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Noun

buckyball - a spheroidal fullerene; the first known example of a fullerene

buckminsterfullerene

fullerene - a form of carbon having a large molecule consisting of an empty cage of sixty or more carbon atoms

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