buckminsterfullerene
noun /ˌbʌkmɪnstəˈfʊləriːn/
/ˌbʌkmɪnstərˈfʊləriːn/
(also fullerene)
[uncountable] (also informal buckyballs [plural])
(chemistry- an allotrope (= form) of carbon with molecules of 60 atoms arranged in a round hollow shape
巴克敏斯特富勒烯,巴克球,碳六十(碳的同素异形体,呈空心球状结构) 词源1980s: named after Richard Buckminster Fuller (1895-1983), the American designer and architect.