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buckminsterfullerene definition

buck·min·ster·ful·ler·ene (buk′min stər fo̵ol′ə rēn′)

noun

a round, pure-carbon fullerene, C, with a structure similar to that of a geodesic dome

Etymology: after Buckminster (Richard) Buckminster Fuller

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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