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Synonyms for buckminsterfullerene

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footballene

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Noun

Definitions

  1. n. 1

    An allotrope of carbon with the formula C₆₀, consisting of a hollow molecule with 60 atoms arranged in a truncated icosahedron structure; the smallest of the fullerenes.

Forms

Plural
buckminsterfullerenes → buckyballs…

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Word1850 → 2019Trend
buckminsterfullerenesteady

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

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9 letters
buckyball
11 letters
footballene