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Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th
buckminsterfullerene
buck·min·ster·ful·ler·ene 7 BrE [ˌbʌkmɪnstəˈfʊləriːn] NAmE [ˌbʌkmɪnstərˈfʊləriːn] (also ful·ler·ene) noun uncountable (also bucky·balls plural) (chemistry)
an ↑allotrope (= form) of ↑carbon with ↑molecules of 60 atoms arranged in a round hollow shape
See also: ↑buckyballs ▪ ↑fullerene
Word Origin:
[buckminsterfullerene] 1980s: named after Richard Buckminster Fuller (1895-1983), the American designer and architect.
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