Meaning of fullerene | Babel Free
/ˈfʊləɹˌin/Definitions
- Any of a class of allotropes of carbon having hollow molecules whose atoms lie at the vertices of a polyhedron having 12 pentagonal and 2 or more hexagonal faces.
- Any closed-cage compound having twenty or more carbon atoms consisting entirely of 3-coordinate carbon atoms.
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The class of carbon allotropes consisting of tubular carbon molecules (carbon nanotubes) and spheroidal carbon molecules (traditional fullerenes). broadly
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CEFR level
B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.