fullerene

American  

[fool-uh-reen] / ˈfʊl əˌrin /

noun

1. any of a class of molecules of carbon having a roughly spherical shape.

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fullerene British  

/ ˈfʊləˌriːn /

noun

1. any of various carbon molecules with a polyhedral structure similar to that of buckminsterfullerene, such as C 70 , C 76 , and C 84 See also buckminsterfullerene

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fullerene Scientific  

/ fl′ə-rēn′ /

1. Any of various carbon molecules that are nearly spherical in shape, are composed of hexagonal, pentagonal, or heptagonal groups of atoms, and constitute the third form of pure carbon after diamond and graphite.

2. See more at buckminsterfullerene

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Etymology

Origin of fullerene

1985–90; after R. Buckminster Fuller; -ene

Example Sentences

They placed a polymer donor next to a non fullerene acceptor with almost no energy difference and only weak interaction -- conditions that should have significantly slowed charge transfer.

From Science Daily • Mar. 6, 2026

The group have been able to directly observe Kr atoms exiting fullerene cages to form a one-dimensional gas.

From Science Daily • Jan. 22, 2024

While the Majesty Royale driver does use a fairly common 6-4 titanium alloy in the crown, the three-piece construction includes fullerene titanium in the neck and high-density titanium in the sole.

From Golf Digest • Sep. 21, 2019

This three-dimensional perspective shows the characteristic cage-like arrangement of the 60 carbon atoms in a molecule of fullerene C60.

From Textbooks • Oct. 13, 2016

Fullerene-rich clusters act as sinks, extracting electrons from an interface layer of a homogeneously mixed polymer–fullerene matrix, surrounding the fullerene cluster and allowing quantitative correlation between nanoscopic and macroscopic device photovoltaic performance.

From Nature • Aug. 15, 2012