English

Alternative forms

• bucky-ball

Noun

buckyball ‎(plural buckyballs)

1. (chemistry, informal) A buckminsterfullerene molecule (C₆₀).
2. by extension, the most common types of spheroidal fullerenes, C₆₀ and C₇₀ usually, with additionally C₇₂ and C₇₆ also included at times
3. by extension, any spheroidal fullerene, from C₂₀ on upwards

Coordinate terms

(carbon allotrope):

• graphene
• graphite
• diamond
• carbon nanotube / buckytube
• fullerene
• carbyne
• atomic carbon
• amorphous carbon

See also

• bunnyball
• buckyonion
• (C60): buckminsterfullerene on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• (spheroidal fullerene): fullerene on Wikipedia.Wikipedia