buckminsterfullerene

Pronunciation: /ˌbʌk.mɪns.təˈfʊ.lə.ɹiːn/

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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.

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

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