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How to pronounce “buckyball”
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Pronunciation guide for buckyball
- Learning goal
- Practice the English pronunciation of buckyball with real speech in context.
- Available examples
- 2 YouTube examples
- Real speech example
- How to Build in Space — for Life on Earth
after the tiles have come together to form one buckyball,
- Definition summary
- (chemistry, informal) A buckminsterfullerene molecule (C60).
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How to pronounce buckyball
How to Build in Space — for Life on Earth

after the tiles have come together to form one buckyball,
Example Sentences
A Deep Dive Into “buckyball”
Meaning
- [Noun]
- (chemistry, informal) A buckminsterfullerene molecule (C60).
- (by extension) The most common types of spheroidal fullerenes, C60 and C70 usually; with C72 and C76 sometimes also included.
- (by extension) Any spheroidal fullerene, from C20 on upwards.
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