ˈbəkē
-er/-est
: like a buck or like that of a buck
especially
: exhibiting characteristics of an entire male
some discount is usual on bucky lambs
ˈbə-kē
: fullerene : formed from fullerene
buckyball
Buckypaper is a flattened aggregate of carbon nanotubes—each 50,000 times thinner than a human hair—that is 250 times stronger than steel and 10 times as light, with excellent thermal and electric conductivity.—Paola Antonelli, Seed, February 2009
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