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buckytube

noun bucky·tube \-ˌtüb, -ˌtyüb\

Definition of BUCKYTUBE

:  a nanotube composed of pure carbon with a molecular arrangement similar to that of a fullerene
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Origin of BUCKYTUBE

buckyball + tube
First Known Use: 1991

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