ðeɪ mˌeɪd kəntˈeɪnɚz tə hˈoʊld bˈʌkmɪnstɚfˌʊlɚɹˌɛnz, ɔːɹ bˈʌkɪbˌɔːlz; ðˈɛɹfoːɹ ðeɪ nˈɪkneɪmd ðə kəntˈeɪnɚz bˈʌkɪdʒˌɑːɹz.
They made containers to hold buckminsterfullerenes, or buckyballs; therefore they nicknamed the containers ‘buckyjars’.