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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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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I know nothing about that knd of stuff. I just typed what the dictionary said. I'm sure you are right though http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon7.gif . Also, I'm glad someone else knows what buckyball is http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon10.gif . It's a fun word to use.

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word of the day for me..... CRAP! http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon8.gif http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon8.gif http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon8.gif http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon8.gif http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon8.gif http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon8.gif

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Why is that AT. http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon12.gif http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon7.gif

[ July 14, 2004, 23:14: Message edited by: Intimidator ]

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Bad day I take it? http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon9.gif Playing pool will solve all problems.

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What's a bucky ball?

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Good idea but I suspect people (like me http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/blush.gif ) 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 http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon12.gif .

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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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<font size="2" face="sans-serif, arial, verdana">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 http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/tongue.gif