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Noun: fullerene  'fû-lu,reen
  1. (chemistry) a form of carbon having a large molecule consisting of an empty cage of sixty or more carbon atoms
    "Fullerenes have potential applications in nanotechnology"

Derived forms: fullerenes

Type of: atomic number 6, C, carbon

Encyclopedia: Fullerene