Meanings
nounfootballene (uncountable)
- uncountablebuckminsterfullerene
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Origin
From football + -ene, because the structure resembles a football, or soccer ball.
Full word history & related roots →Cite this entry
APA
footballene. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/footballene
MLA
“footballene.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/footballene. Accessed November 5, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “footballene,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/footballene.
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