fullerene

1. A form of carbon having a large molecule consisting of an empty cage of sixty or more carbon atoms (synset 114646319)
   referred to in: chemical science, chemistry - the science of matter; the branch of the natural sciences dealing with the composition of substances and their properties and reactions
   is a type of: atomic number 6, c, carbon - an abundant nonmetallic tetravalent element occurring in three allotropic forms: amorphous carbon and graphite and diamond; occurs in all organic compounds
   subtypes:

   • buckminsterfullerene, buckyball - a spheroidal fullerene; the first known example of a fullerene
   • carbon nanotube, nanotube - a fullerene molecule having a cylindrical or toroidal shape

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