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fullerene

noun
/ˈfʊləɹˌin/

Etymology

After Buckminster Fuller, inventor of the geodesic dome, + -ene.

Definitions

  1. Any of a class of allotropes of carbon having hollow molecules whose atoms lie at the…

    Any of a class of allotropes of carbon having hollow molecules whose atoms lie at the vertices of a polyhedron having 12 pentagonal and 2 or more hexagonal faces.

  2. Any closed-cage compound having twenty or more carbon atoms consisting entirely of…

    Any closed-cage compound having twenty or more carbon atoms consisting entirely of 3-coordinate carbon atoms.

  3. The class of carbon allotropes consisting of tubular carbon molecules (carbon nanotubes)…

    The class of carbon allotropes consisting of tubular carbon molecules (carbon nanotubes) and spheroidal carbon molecules (traditional fullerenes).

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Derived

azafullerene, dendrofullerene, endofullerene, endohedral fullerene, heterofullerene, homofullerene, hyperfullerene, interfullerene, metallofullerene, nanofullerene, norfullerene

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