buckminsterfullerene

== English == === Etymology === After Buckminster Fuller, inventor of the geodesic dome, +‎ -ene. === Noun === buckminsterfullerene (plural buckminsterfullerenes) 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 ==== Derived terms ==== === See also === fullerene fulleride buckyball buckytube === Further reading === David Barthelmy (1997–2026), “Buckminsterfullerene”, in Webmineral Mineralogy Database. “buckminsterfullerene”, in Mindat.org‎[1], Hudson Institute of Mineralogy, 2000–2026.