buck·min·ster·ful·ler·ene (b k m n-st r-f l -r n)n. An extremely stable, ball-shaped carbon molecule, C60, reminiscent of a geodesic dome, and believed to occur naturally in soot. It was the first fullerene to be discovered. [After Richard Buckminster Fuller.] |
buckminsterfullerene [ˌbʌkmɪnstəˈfʊləˌriːn]
n
(Chemistry / Elements & Compounds) 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 Also called fullerene
[named after (Richard) Buckminster Fuller (1895-1983), US architect and engineer]
| buckminsterfullerene (bkmn-str-fl-rn) 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. |
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