buckyball
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English
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Blend of buckminsterfullerene + ball, used as an abbreviation for buckminsterfullerene
Noun
[edit]buckyball (plural buckyballs)
- (chemistry, informal) A buckminsterfullerene molecule (C60).
- (by extension) The most common types of spheroidal fullerenes, C60 and C70 usually; with C72 and C76 sometimes also included.
- (by extension) Any spheroidal fullerene, from C20 on upwards.
Coordinate terms
[edit](carbon allotrope):
- graphene
- graphite
- diamond
- carbon nanotube / buckytube
- fullerene
- carbyne
- atomic carbon
- amorphous carbon
Derived terms
[edit]See also
[edit]- bunnyball
- buckyonion
- (C60): buckminsterfullerene on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- (spheroidal fullerene): fullerene on Wikipedia.Wikipedia