different between molecule vs buckyball

English

Etymology

Summary: from French molécule, from New Latin molecula (“a molecule”), diminutive of Latin moles (“a mass”); see mole + -cule.

French molécule (1674, Pierre Le Gallois, Conversations tirées de l'Académie de M. l'abbé Bourdelot, contenant diverses recherches et observations physiques) cited in Quemada, Bernard (1965), Datations et documents lexicographiques (tome 3).

Medieval Latin molecula (early XVII cent., Pierre Gassendi), cited in Le Grand Robert de la Langue Française (2e édn) tome 6. ?ISBN. pp. 522–23. Diminutive of moles

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /?m?l?kju?l/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /?m?l?kjul/
• Hyphenation: mol?e?cule

Noun

molecule (plural molecules or moleculae or moleculæ)

1. (chemistry) The smallest particle of a specific element or compound that retains the chemical properties of that element or compound; two or more atoms held together by chemical bonds.
2. A tiny amount.

Synonyms

• See also Thesaurus:molecule
• (small amount): see also Thesaurus:modicum.

Hyponyms

• macromolecule

Meronyms

• atom

Related terms

• molecular

Translations

Dutch

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?mo?.l??ky.l?/
• Hyphenation: mo?le?cu?le

Noun

molecule n or f or m (plural moleculen or molecules, diminutive moleculetje n)

1. Alternative form of molecuul.

Friulian

Noun

molecule f (plural moleculis)

1. molecule

English

Alternative forms

• bucky-ball

Etymology

Blend of buckminsterfullerene +? ball, used as an abbreviation for buckminsterfullerene

Noun

buckyball (plural buckyballs)

1. (chemistry, informal) A buckminsterfullerene molecule (C₆₀).
2. (by extension) The most common types of spheroidal fullerenes, C₆₀ and C₇₀ usually, with additionally C₇₂ and C₇₆ also included at times.
3. (by extension) Any spheroidal fullerene, from C₂₀ on upwards.

Coordinate terms

(carbon allotrope):

• graphene
• graphite
• diamond
• carbon nanotube / buckytube
• fullerene
• carbyne
• atomic carbon
• amorphous carbon

See also

• bunnyball
• buckyonion
• (C60): buckminsterfullerene on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• (spheroidal fullerene): fullerene on Wikipedia.Wikipedia