"buckminsterfullerene" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: buckminsterfullerenes [plural]
Etymology: After Buckminster Fuller, inventor of the geodesic dome, + -ene. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en||ene}} + -ene Head templates: {{en-noun}} buckminsterfullerene (plural buckminsterfullerenes)
  1. An allotrope of carbon having a hollow molecule consisting of 60 atoms arranged in 12 pentagonal and 20 hexagonal faces to form a truncated icosahedron; the smallest of the fullerenes. Wikipedia link: Buckminster Fuller, fullerene Synonyms: footballene Derived forms: buckyonion Related terms: fullerene, fulleride, buckyball, buckytube

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