单词 | fullerene |
释义 | fullerenen. Chemistry. Any of several forms of carbon having large, hollow, cage-like molecules consisting of many carbon atoms, of which buckminsterfullerene (C60) was the first known example (cf. buckyball n.).Fullerenes occur in carbon soot and can be prepared by the action of an arc discharge between carbon electrodes in an inert atmosphere. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > chemistry > organic chemistry > carbon > [noun] > forms of carbon high life1895 graphene1985 fullerene1987 1987 H. W. Kroto in Nature 8 Oct. 529/2 It is convenient to retain this name for C60 and use the name fullerene generically for the class of all closed carbon cages. 1990 New Scientist 13 Oct. 18/3 The chemists' work on C70 provides important evidence that there exists a whole sequence of closed-cage structures—the ‘fullerenes’. 1995 Sci. Amer. Oct. 18/2 The nitrogen atom..is incorporated into the fullerene structure, forming C59N. 2006 D. H. Erwin Extinction ii. 37 Fullerenes can be produced by lightning strikes, forest fires, and meteorite impact. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2016; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1987 |
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