Fullerene Definition
fo͝olə-rēn
fullerenes
noun
Any of a class of hollow, tube-shaped or ball-shaped molecules, consisting of 32 or more carbon atoms and having extraordinary strength and stability.
Webster's New World
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Other Word Forms of Fullerene
Noun
Singular:
fullerene
Plural:
fullerenesOrigin of Fullerene
After Richard Buckminster Fuller (from the resemblance of their configurations to his geodesic domes) –ene
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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from Richard Buckminster Fuller, inventor of the geodesic dome
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