Definition of Buckyball

1. Noun. A spheroidal fullerene; the first known example of a fullerene.

Exact synonyms: Buckminsterfullerene
Generic synonyms: Fullerene

Definition of Buckyball

1. Noun. (chemistry informal) A buckminsterfullerene molecule. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Buckyball

1. [n -S]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Buckyball

buckthorn berry
buckthorn family
buckthorn polyneuropathy
buckthorns
bucktooth
bucktoothed
bucku
buckus
buckwheat
buckwheat cake
buckwheat family
buckwheat tree
buckwheats
bucky
buckyball (current term)
buckybowl
buckybowls
buckyroll
buckyrolls
buckytube
buckytubes
bucladesine
buclizine
buclizine hydrochloride
buclosamide
bucolic
bucolical
bucolically

Literary usage of Buckyball

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1. Opportunities In High Magnetic Field Science by National Academy of Sciences (U.S.), National Research Council (U. S.) (2005)
"NMR has also contributed to our understanding of fullerenes (molecular forms of carbon, such as the buckyball, C60) and the superconducting alkali ..."

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