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buckminsterfullerene

noun

NAmE//ˌbʌkmɪnstərˈfʊləˌrin//

(also fullerene) [uncountable] (chemistry)

an allotrope (= form) of carbon with molecules of 60 atoms arranged in a round hollow shape

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