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buckyball

noun
/ˈbʌkiˌbɔːl/

Etymology

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

  1. derived from *bʰel-✻
  2. derived from *bʰélō✻
  3. inherited from *balluz✻
  4. derived from bǫllr
  5. inherited from *beall✻
  6. inherited from bal
  7. compounded as buckyball — “buckminsterfullerene + -y + ball”

Definitions

  1. A buckminsterfullerene molecule (C₆₀).

  2. The most common types of spheroidal fullerenes, C₆₀ and C₇₀ usually

    The most common types of spheroidal fullerenes, C₆₀ and C₇₀ usually; with C₇₂ and C₇₆ sometimes also included.

  3. Any spheroidal fullerene, from C₂₀ on upwards.

The neighborhood

Derived

buckypaper

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for buckyball. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

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