Fullerene
Definition & Meaning
Pronunciation /ˈfʊləɹˌin/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Fullerene is a noun meaning (organic chemistry) Any closed-cage compound having twenty or more carbon atoms consisting entirely of 3-coordinate carbon atoms.
Meaning
(organic chemistry) Any closed-cage compound having twenty or more carbon atoms consisting entirely of 3-coordinate carbon atoms.
More Meanings
- (inorganic chemistry) Any of a class of allotropes of carbon having hollow molecules whose atoms lie at the vertices of a polyhedron having 12 pentagonal and 2 or more hexagonal faces.
- (chemistry, by extension) The class of carbon allotropes consisting of tubular carbon molecules (carbon nanotubes) and spheroidal carbon molecules (traditional fullerenes).
Word Forms
- fullerenes
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include buckminsterfullerene, hyperfullerene, norfullerene, homofullerene, fullerane, secofullerene.
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