buckminsterfullerene

buck·mins·ter·full·er·ene
UK/ˌbʌk.mɪns.təˈfʊ.lə.ɹiːn/US/ˌbʌk.mɪns.təɹˈfʊ.lə.ɹin/

noun

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.

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Meanings

nounbuckminsterfullerene (plural buckminsterfullerenes)

plural buckminsterfullerenes

  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.

    Synonyms: buckyball, footballene

Synonyms & antonyms

nounAn 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.

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buckyballfootballene

More synonyms by meaning

nouna spheroidal fullerene; the first known example of a fullerene

Similar
buckyball
Broader
fullerene
Also see
buckyball

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

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

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APA

buckminsterfullerene. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/buckminsterfullerene

MLA

“buckminsterfullerene.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/buckminsterfullerene. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “buckminsterfullerene,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/buckminsterfullerene.

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