Buckminsterfullerene Definition
bŭkmĭn-stər-fo͝olə-rēn
noun
A round, pure-carbon fullerene, C60, with a structure similar to that of a geodesic dome.
Webster's New World
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.
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Noun
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buckminsterfullerene
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buckminsterfullerenesOrigin of Buckminsterfullerene
from Richard Buckminster Fuller, inventor of the geodesic dome
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After Richard Buckminster Fuller
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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