"buckyball" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

IPA: /ˈbʌkiˌbɔːl/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-buckyball.wav Forms: buckyballs [plural], bucky-ball [alternative]
Etymology: Blend of buckminsterfullerene + ball, used as an abbreviation for buckminsterfullerene Etymology templates: {{blend|en|buckminsterfullerene|ball}} Blend of buckminsterfullerene + ball Head templates: {{en-noun}} buckyball (plural buckyballs)
  1. (chemistry, informal) A buckminsterfullerene molecule (C₆₀). Tags: informal Related terms (buckminsterfullerene on Wikipedia.): C60
    Sense id: en-buckyball-en-noun-7cR-Ol4U Categories (other): Chemistry, English blends, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Allotropes of carbon, Polyhedra Disambiguation of English blends: 35 38 26 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 42 36 22 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 41 42 17 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 35 33 32 Disambiguation of Allotropes of carbon: 52 20 28 Disambiguation of Polyhedra: 37 30 33 Topics: chemistry, natural-sciences, physical-sciences Disambiguation of 'buckminsterfullerene on Wikipedia.': 49 20 31
  2. (by extension) The most common types of spheroidal fullerenes, C₆₀ and C₇₀ usually; with C₇₂ and C₇₆ sometimes also included. Tags: broadly
    Sense id: en-buckyball-en-noun-jLzzZDgL Categories (other): English blends, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Polyhedra Disambiguation of English blends: 35 38 26 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 42 36 22 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 41 42 17 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 35 33 32 Disambiguation of Polyhedra: 37 30 33
  3. (by extension) Any spheroidal fullerene, from C₂₀ on upwards. Tags: broadly Related terms (fullerene on Wikipedia.): spheroidal fullerene
    Sense id: en-buckyball-en-noun-aANxMSfT Categories (other): English blends, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Polyhedra Disambiguation of English blends: 35 38 26 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 42 36 22 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 41 42 17 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 35 33 32 Disambiguation of Polyhedra: 37 30 33 Disambiguation of 'fullerene on Wikipedia.': 29 20 51
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: buckypaper Related terms: bunnyball, buckyonion Coordinate_terms: graphene, graphite, diamond, carbon nanotube, buckytube, fullerene, carbyne, atomic carbon, amorphous carbon

Inflected forms

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