buckminsterfullerene

See also: buckminsterfullerène

English

Etymology

After Buckminster Fuller, inventor of the geodesic dome, +‎ -ene.

Noun

buckminsterfullerene (plural buckminsterfullerenes)

1. An allotrope of carbon having a hollow molecule consisting of 60 atoms arranged in 12 pentagonal and 20 hexagonal faces to form a truncated icosahedron; the smallest of the fullerenes.

Synonyms

• footballene

Derived terms

• buckyonion

See also

• fullerene
• fulleride
• buckyball
• buckytube

Further reading

• David Barthelmy (1997–2025) “Buckminsterfullerene”, in Webmineral Mineralogy Database.
• “buckminsterfullerene”, in Mindat.org‎^[1], Hudson Institute of Mineralogy, 2000–2025.