Usage examples (37)

• A new study from Rice University predicts the existence and stability of another "buckyball" consisting entirely of boron atoms.
• Smalley won a Nobel Prize in chemistry for his discovery of buckminsterfullerene, fondly known as the "buckyball" in industry circles.
• Astronomers have discovered a rare form of carbon known as a 'buckyball' in space for the first time.
• Many of the new arrivals to dictionaries, like "buckyball" and "netiquette," have seen an explosive rise in use.