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单词 buckminsterfullerene
释义

buckminsterfullerene

[ buhk-min-ster-fool-uh-reen ]
/ ˌbʌk mɪn stərˈfʊl əˌrin /

noun

the form of fullerene having sixty carbon atoms.

Origin of buckminsterfullerene

First recorded in 1985; see origin at fullerene

Words nearby buckminsterfullerene

buckle under, buckle up, Buckley, Buckley's chance, buckling, buckminsterfullerene, buck moth, Buckner, bucko, buck passer, buckra
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British Dictionary definitions for buckminsterfullerene

buckminsterfullerene
/ (ˌbʌkmɪnstəˈfʊləˌriːn) /

noun

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
See also fullerene

Word Origin for buckminsterfullerene

C20: named after Buckminster Fuller
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Scientific definitions for buckminsterfullerene

buckminsterfullerene
[ bŭk′mĭn-stər-fulə-rēn′ ]

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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