Definitions for fullerene
ˈfʊl əˌrinfullerene

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1. fullerenenoun

   a form of carbon having a large molecule consisting of an empty cage of sixty or more carbon atoms

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1. fullerenenoun

   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

2. fullerenenoun

   any closed-cage compound having twenty or more carbon atoms consisting entirely of 3-coordinate carbon atoms

3. Etymology: from Richard Buckminster Fuller, inventor of the geodesic dome

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1. Fullerene

   A fullerene is an allotrope of carbon whose molecule consists of carbon atoms connected by single and double bonds so as to form a closed or partially closed mesh, with fused rings of five to seven atoms. The molecule may be a hollow sphere, ellipsoid, tube, or many other shapes and sizes. Graphene (isolated atomic layers of graphite), which is a flat mesh of regular hexagonal rings, can be seen as an extreme member of the family. Fullerenes with a closed mesh topology are informally denoted by their empirical formula Cn, often written Cn, where n is the number of carbon atoms. However, for some values of n there may be more than one isomer. The family is named after buckminsterfullerene (C60), the most famous member, which in turn is named after Buckminster Fuller. The closed fullerenes, especially C60, are also informally called buckyballs for their resemblance to the standard ball of association football ("soccer"). Nested closed fullerenes have been named bucky onions. Cylindrical fullerenes are also called carbon nanotubes or buckytubes. The bulk solid form of pure or mixed fullerenes is called fullerite.Fullerenes had been predicted for some time, but only after their accidental synthesis in 1985 were they detected in nature and outer space. The discovery of fullerenes greatly expanded the number of known allotropes of carbon, which had previously been limited to graphite, diamond, and amorphous carbon such as soot and charcoal. They have been the subject of intense research, both for their chemistry and for their technological applications, especially in materials science, electronics, and nanotechnology.

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1. fullerene

   A fullerene is a form of carbon molecule that is characterized by a structure of atoms arranged in a hollow sphere, ellipsoid, or tube. This structure resembles the geodesic designs created by architect Buckminster Fuller, which led to the name "fullerene." The most commonly known form is the buckminsterfullerene, which is shaped like a soccer ball and consists of 60 carbon atoms. Fullerenes can be used in a variety of applications due to their unique physical, chemical, and electrical properties, including medical research, electronics, and nanotechnology.

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1. Fullerene

   A fullerene is any molecule composed entirely of carbon, in the form of a hollow sphere, ellipsoid or tube. Spherical fullerenes are also called buckyballs, and they resemble the balls used in football. Cylindrical ones are called carbon nanotubes or buckytubes. Fullerenes are similar in structure to graphite, which is composed of stacked graphene sheets of linked hexagonal rings; but they may also contain pentagonal rings. The first fullerene molecule to be discovered, and the family's namesake, buckminsterfullerene, was prepared in 1985 by Richard Smalley, Robert Curl, James Heath, Sean O'Brien, and Harold Kroto at Rice University. The name was an homage to Buckminster Fuller, whose geodesic domes it resembles. The structure was also identified some five years earlier by Sumio Iijima, from an electron microscope image, where it formed the core of a "bucky onion." Fullerenes have since been found to occur in nature. More recently, fullerenes have been detected in outer space. According to astronomer Letizia Stanghellini, "It’s possible that buckyballs from outer space provided seeds for life on Earth." The discovery of fullerenes greatly expanded the number of known carbon allotropes, which until recently were limited to graphite, diamond, and amorphous carbon such as soot and charcoal. Buckyballs and buckytubes have been the subject of intense research, both for their unique chemistry and for their technological applications, especially in materials science, electronics, and nanotechnology.

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1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of fullerene in Chaldean Numerology is: 6

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of fullerene in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
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