单词 | buckminsterfullerene |
释义 | buckminsterfullerene/ˌbʌkmɪnstəˈfʊləriːn /noun [mass noun] Chemistry A form of carbon having molecules of 60 atoms arranged in a polyhedron resembling a geodesic sphere. See also fullerene.The Nobel prize was awarded in 1996 to their discoverers, who had formally named the molecule buckminsterfullerene for its resemblance to the geodesic domes of architect R. Buckminster Fuller....
Origin1980s: named after Richard Buckminster Fuller (see Fuller, R. Buckminster). |
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