English Explanatory Dictionary

buckyonion

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A concentric multishell fullerene structure.

Word forms

buckyonion buckyonions

Etymology

Blend of buck(minsterfullerene) + -y + onion, modelled on earlier buckyball, with reference to the concentric layers of an onion.

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