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单词 buckyball
释义

buckyball

noun

bucky·​ball ˈbə-kē-ˌbȯl How to pronounce buckyball (audio)
: a molecule of buckminsterfullerene
broadly : fullerene

Example Sentences

Recent Examples on the Web While Kroto and Smalley pursued further buckyball research, Dr. Curl soon moved on to other areas of interest. Kenneth Chang, BostonGlobe.com, 20 July 2022 In 1996 Kroto, Curl and Smalley were awarded the Nobel Prize in Chemistry for their roles in discovering the molecule, called buckminsterfullerene, or just fullerene (also known as a buckyball). Ryan C. Fortenberry, Scientific American, 1 Feb. 2020 Kroto was convinced that buckyballs were present in space and were likely to be the source of some DIB fingerprints. Ryan C. Fortenberry, Scientific American, 1 Feb. 2020

Word History

Etymology

R. Buckminster Fuller + -y entry 4

First Known Use

1985, in the meaning defined above

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