fullerene
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1. a form of carbon having a large molecule consisting of an empty cage of sixty or more carbon atoms (noun.substance)
| hypernym | : | atomic number 6, c, carbon, |
| definition | : | an abundant nonmetallic tetravalent element occurring in three allotropic forms: amorphous carbon and graphite and diamond; occurs in all organic compounds (noun.substance) |
| hyponym | : | carbon nanotube, nanotube, |
| definition | : | a fullerene molecule having a cylindrical or toroidal shape (noun.substance) |
| domain category | : | chemical science, chemistry, |
| definition | : | the science of matter; the branch of the natural sciences dealing with the composition of substances and their properties and reactions (noun.cognition) |
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