Buckyball (noun)

A molecule made up of 60 carbon atoms arranged in a soccer ball shape and also known as a fullerene.

Origin:

Buckyball is a term coined by richard smalley and robert curl in 1985, it is a molecule made up of 60 carbon atoms arranged in a soccer ball shape, also known as a fullerene, it was named in honor of the architect and inventor buckminster fuller, due to the similarity of the molecule shape to the geodesic dome.

Examples:

1. Buckyballs have been found to have potential use in electronics and medicine.
2. The buckyball's carbon atoms are arranged in a soccer ball shape.
3. Scientists have discovered that buckyballs can be used in drug delivery.
4. Buckyballs are a form of carbon, known as fullerenes.
5. The buckyball molecule is named after Buckminster Fuller due to the similarity of the molecule shape to the geodesic dome.