fullerene meaning

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fullerene (noun): a form of carbon having a large molecule consisting of an empty cage of sixty or more carbon atoms.

Definition of fullerene

  1. a form of carbon having a large molecule consisting of an empty cage of sixty or more carbon atoms

    Type of: carbon

    Kinds: buckminsterfullerene, carbon nanotube

Scrabble score: 12 (letter breakdown)

Word lists: words starting with FU · words ending in NE · 9-letter words

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