English

Noun

buckminsterfullerene ‎(plural buckminsterfullerenes)

1. An allotrope of carbon having a hollow molecule consisting of 60 atoms arranged in 12 pentagonal and 20 hexagonal faces to form a truncated icosahedron; the smallest of the fullerenes.

Synonyms

• footballene

See also

• fullerene
• fulleride
• buckyball
• buckytube