fullerene
noun/ˈfʊləriːn/
/ˈfʊləriːn/
(also buckminsterfullerene)
[uncountable] (also informal buckyballs [plural])
(chemistry)- an allotrope (= form) of carbon with molecules of 60 atoms arranged in a round hollow shapeWord Origin1980s: contraction of buckminsterfullerene.
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