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Buckminsterfullerene
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Buckminsterfullerene
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a form of carbon that contains molecules having 60 carbon atoms arranged at the vertices of a polyhedron with hexagonal and pentagonal faces. It is produced in carbon arcs and occurs naturally in small amounts in certain minerals
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Buckminsterfullerene
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a round, pure-carbon fullerene, C60, with a structure similar to that of a geodesic dome
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Buckminsterfullerene
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An extremely stable, ball-shaped carbon molecule, C60, reminiscent of a geodesic dome, and believed to occur naturally in soot. It was the first fullerene to be discovered. Also called buckyball.
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