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July 14th, 2004, 11:11 PM
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OT- Word of the day.
This topic will be as the title says. If I can everyday I will select a word for the day. It make us all smarter and is fun. I will pick words that are different, unusual, or old and no longer used. If you have a word you would like to see let me know and I will try to make it the word of the day. In the end lets try to keep this alive for a little while. On to the words!
Today's Word is:
Buckminsterfullerene
form of carbon found in minerals: a stable form of carbon containing 60 carbon atoms
[Late 20th century. From the molecule’s resemblance to the geodesic dome structure invented by the U.S. architect R. Buckminster Fuller (1895–1983).]
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July 14th, 2004, 11:33 PM
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Re: OT- Word of the day.
Not necessarily composed of 60 carbon atoms. There are also stable Versions with, IIRC, 54, 72, 78, and 96 atoms, for the spherical ("bucky-ball") configuration. Buckminsterfullerene also applies to tube ("bucky-tube") configurations, which I'm fairly certain have a wider range of possibilities re: number of atoms, since the tubes can be of varying length.
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July 15th, 2004, 12:05 AM
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Re: OT- Word of the day.
I know nothing about that knd of stuff. I just typed what the dictionary said. I'm sure you are right though  . Also, I'm glad someone else knows what buckyball is  . It's a fun word to use.
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Re: OT- Word of the day.
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Re: OT- Word of the day.
Why is that AT. 
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July 15th, 2004, 12:15 AM
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Re: OT- Word of the day.
Bad day I take it?  Playing pool will solve all problems.
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Re: OT- Word of the day.
What's a bucky ball?
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Re: OT- Word of the day.
Good idea but I suspect people (like me  ) will want to hop in. For example, right off the bat, my favorite word is one I learned in a book (SF) called, "Slan", I think. Every person I mention the word to has never heard of it. It's, "eidetic". Another word I find interesting that people would never really think about is, "steerageway".
OK, I'll leave your thread alone now .
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Re: OT- Word of the day.
Eidetic? Unless I'm remembering a word with a similair spelling, dictionary doesn't have it, that means someone who forgest nothing or very little.
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Re: OT- Word of the day.
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Originally posted by narf poit chez BOOM:
What's a bucky ball?
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ball-shaped carbon molecule: a ball-shaped carbon molecule found in stable forms of carbon (fullerenes), especially the molecule containing 60 carbon atoms (buckminsterfullerene). It sometimes occurs naturally but is usually synthesized. See it's easy 
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