buckminsterfullerene

From Buckminster +‎ Fuller +‎ -ene, named after Buckminster Fuller, inventor of the geodesic dome.

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˌbʌk.mɪns.təˈfʊ.lə.ɹiːn/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˌbʌk.mɪns.təɹˈfʊ.lə.ɹin/
• Rhymes: -ʊləɹiːn
• Hyphenation: buck‧mins‧ter‧full‧er‧ene

buckminsterfullerene (plural buckminsterfullerenes)

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.

   Synonyms: buckyball, footballene

   Hyponym: fullerite

• “buckminsterfullerene”, in Mindat.org, Keswick, Va.: Hudson Institute of Mineralogy, 2000–2026.
• David Barthelmy (1997–2026), “Buckminsterfullerene”, in Webmineral Mineralogy Database.