buckminsterfullerene
[ buhk-min-ster-foo l-uh-reen ]
/ ˌbʌk mɪn stərˈfʊl əˌrin /
noun
the form of fullerene having sixty carbon atoms.
Origin of buckminsterfullerene
First recorded in 1985; see origin at
fullerene
Words nearby buckminsterfullerene
buckler,
buckler fern,
buckley,
buckley's chance,
buckling,
buckminsterfullerene,
buckner,
bucko,
buckra,
buckraking,
buckram
British Dictionary definitions for buckminsterfullerene
buckminsterfullerene
/ (ˌbʌkmɪnstəˈfʊləˌriːn) /
noun
a form of carbon that contains molecules having 60 carbon atoms arranged at the vertices of a polyhedron with hexagonal and pentagonal faces. It is produced in carbon arcs and occurs naturally in small amounts in certain minerals
See also
fullerene
Word Origin for buckminsterfullerene
C20: named after Buckminster
Fuller
Scientific definitions for buckminsterfullerene
buckminsterfullerene
[ bŭk′mĭn-stər-ful′ə-rēn′ ]
An extremely stable, ball-shaped carbon molecule whose structure looks like a geodesic dome. It is believed to occur naturally in soot, and was the first fullerene to be discovered. Also called buckyball. Chemical formula: C60.