buckminsterfullerene UK /ˌbʌk.mɪns.təˈfʊ.lə.ɹiːn/US /ˌbʌk.mɪns.təɹˈfʊ.lə.ɹin/ noun1 •An allotrope of carbon with the formula C₆₀, consisting of a hollow molecule with 60 atoms arranged in a truncated icosahedron structure; the smallest of the fullerenes. formsbuckminsterfullerenes
