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Vinony

buckminsterfullerene

noun

  1. carbon allotrope
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Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /ˌbʌk.mɪns.təˈfʊ.lə.ɹiːn/ / /ˌbʌk.mɪns.təɹˈfʊ.lə.ɹin/

noun

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

  1. 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.