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Noun: buckminsterfullerene  'búk-min-stu(r),fû-lu'reen
  1. A spheroidal fullerene; the first known example of a fullerene
    "Buckminsterfullerene is also known as C60 or a 'buckyball'";
    - buckyball

Derived forms: buckminsterfullerenes

Type of: fullerene

Encyclopedia: Buckminsterfullerene