fullerene

== English == === Etymology === After Buckminster Fuller, inventor of the geodesic dome, +‎ -ene. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈfʊləɹˌin/ === Noun === fullerene (plural fullerenes) (inorganic chemistry) Any of a class of allotropes of carbon having hollow molecules whose atoms lie at the vertices of a polyhedron having 12 pentagonal and 2 or more hexagonal faces. (organic chemistry) Any closed-cage compound having twenty or more carbon atoms consisting entirely of 3-coordinate carbon atoms. (chemistry, by extension) The class of carbon allotropes consisting of tubular carbon molecules (carbon nanotubes) and spheroidal carbon molecules (traditional fullerenes). ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== buckminsterfullerene fullerane fulleride fulleroid ==== Translations ==== === See also === buckyball buckytube nanoparticle nanotube === Further reading === David Barthelmy (1997–2026), “Fullerene”, in Webmineral Mineralogy Database. “fullerene”, in Mindat.org, Keswick, Va.: Hudson Institute of Mineralogy, 2000–2026. == Italian == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ful.leˈrɛ.ne/ Rhymes: -ɛne Hyphenation: ful‧le‧rè‧ne === Noun === fullerene m (plural fullereni) fullerene === Further reading === fullerene in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana