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Buckminsterfullerene - What does it mean?

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buckminsterfullerene

English

Noun

(fullerene) (en noun)
  • 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

    • Synonyms

    * footballene

    See also

    * fullerene * fulleride * buckyball * buckytube English eponyms

    Not English

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