buckyball vs buckminsterfullerene

buckyball and buckminsterfullerene both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
buckyball	Yes	No	No	No
buckminsterfullerene	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, buckyball and buckminsterfullerene are synonyms defined as:

buckyball and buckminsterfullerene: a spheroidal fullerene; the first known example of a fullerene

buckyball (noun)	buckminsterfullerene (noun)
a spheroidal fullerene; the first known example of a fullerene	a spheroidal fullerene; the first known example of a fullerene