buckminsterfullerene

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun

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.

/ˌbʌk.mɪns.təˈfʊ.lə.ɹiːn/ /ˌbʌk.mɪns.təɹˈfʊ.lə.ɹin/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Aadenboy-buckminsterfullerene.wav

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

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