fullerene en · NOUN
Pronunciation
Etymology
After Buckminster Fuller, inventor of the geodesic dome, + -ene.
Meanings
- 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.
- Any closed-cage compound having twenty or more carbon atoms consisting entirely of 3-coordinate carbon atoms.
- (broadly) The class of carbon allotropes consisting of tubular carbon molecules (carbon nanotubes) and spheroidal carbon molecules (traditional fullerenes).
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| fullerenes | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
endofullerene · hyperfullerene · norfullerene · dendrofullerene · metallofullerene · endohedral fullerene · nanofullerene · homofullerene · heterofullerene · interfullerene · azafullerene
Relateds
nanoparticle · nanotube · buckytube · fullerane · buckyball · buckminsterfullerene · fulleride · fulleroid
Translations (22)
lt fulerenas (any of a class of allotropes of carbon having hollow molecules) · hu fullerén (any of a class of allotropes of carbon having hollow molecules) · cs fullereny (any of a class of allotropes of carbon having hollow molecules) · cmn 巴克球 (any of a class of allotropes of carbon having hollow molecules) · ga fullairéin (any of a class of allotropes of carbon having hollow molecules) · fa فولرن (any of a class of allotropes of carbon having hollow molecules) · fr fullerène (any of a class of allotropes of carbon having hollow molecules) · pa ਫੂਲੇਰੀਨਜ਼ (any of a class of allotropes of carbon having hollow molecules) · cmn 足球烯 (any of a class of allotropes of carbon having hollow molecules) · el φουλερένιο (any of a class of allotropes of carbon having hollow molecules) · ja フラーレン (any of a class of allotropes of carbon having hollow molecules) · tr fulleren (any of a class of allotropes of carbon having hollow molecules) · de Fullerene (any of a class of allotropes of carbon having hollow molecules) · uk фулерени (any of a class of allotropes of carbon having hollow molecules) · pt fulereno (any of a class of allotropes of carbon having hollow molecules) · cmn 巴基球 (any of a class of allotropes of carbon having hollow molecules) · de Fulleren (any of a class of allotropes of carbon having hollow molecules) · io fulereno (any of a class of allotropes of carbon having hollow molecules) · uk бакіболи (any of a class of allotropes of carbon having hollow molecules) · az fulleren (any of a class of allotropes of carbon having hollow molecules) · cmn 富勒烯 (any of a class of allotropes of carbon having hollow molecules) · fi fullereeni (any of a class of allotropes of carbon having hollow molecules)