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buckminsterfullerene

noun
/ˌbʌk.mɪns.təˈfʊ.lə.ɹiːn/UK/ˌbʌk.mɪns.təɹˈfʊ.lə.ɹin/US

Etymology

From Buckminster + Fuller + -ene, named after Buckminster Fuller, inventor of the geodesic dome.

  1. inherited from fullere
  2. inherited from fullere
  3. formed as buckminsterfullerene — “Buckminster + Fuller + -ene”

Definitions

  1. An allotrope of carbon with the formula C₆₀, consisting of a hollow molecule with 60…

    An allotrope of carbon with the formula C₆₀, consisting of a hollow molecule with 60 atoms arranged in a truncated icosahedron structure; the smallest of the fullerenes.

The neighborhood

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