volleyballene

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noun

Any of a class of compounds, having a cage-like structure based on a fullerene, containing scandium atoms; the simplest of such compounds, Sc₂₀C₆₀

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Meanings

nounvolleyballene (plural volleyballenes)

plural volleyballenes

  1. chemistryAny of a class of compounds, having a cage-like structure based on a fullerene, containing scandium atoms; the simplest of such compounds, Sc₂₀C₆₀

Origin

From volleyball + -ene but based on fullerene.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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