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buckminsterfullerene

buck·mins·ter·fullerene

UK/ˌbʌk.mɪns.təˈfʊ.lə.ɹiːn/ US/ˌbʌk.mɪns.təɹˈfʊ.lə.ɹin/ uncommon

noun

1.

a spheroidal fullerene; the first known example of a fullerene

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Origin

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

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