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fullerene

ful·le·rene

UK/ˈfʊləɹˌin/ uncommon

noun

1.

a form of carbon having a large molecule consisting of an empty cage of sixty or more carbon atoms

Origin

After Buckminster Fuller, inventor of the geodesic dome, + -ene.

Phrases

  • endohedral fullerene

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