buckyball, buckminsterfullerene
(noun) a spheroidal fullerene; the first known example of a fullerene
Source: WordNet® 3.1
buckyball (plural buckyballs)
(chemistry, informal) A buckminsterfullerene molecule (C60).
(by extension) The most common types of spheroidal fullerenes, C60 and C70 usually, with additionally C72 and C76 also included at times.
(by extension) Any spheroidal fullerene, from C20 on upwards.
(carbon allotrope)
• graphene
• graphite
• diamond
• carbon nanotube / buckytube
• fullerene
• carbyne
• atomic carbon
• amorphous carbon
Source: Wiktionary
6 November 2024
(adverb) in a searching manner; “‘Are you really happy with him,’ asked her mother, gazing at Vera searchingly”
According to Guinness World Records, the largest coffee press is 230 cm (7 ft 6 in) in height and 72 cm (2 ft 4 in) in diameter and was created by Salzillo Tea and Coffee (Spain) in Murcia, Spain, in February 2007. The cafetière consists of a stainless steel container, a filtering piston, and a superior lid.
