Meaning Of The Word Buckminsterfullerene

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buckminsterfullerene in American English
a round, pure-carbon fullerene, C60, with a structure similar to that of a geodesic dome
noun: the form of fullerene having sixty carbon atoms

buckminsterfullerene in British English
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

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