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fullereneOne entry found. Main Entry: ful·ler·ene Pronunciation: \ˌfu̇-lə-ˈrēn\ Function: noun Etymology: R. Buckminster Fuller; from the resemblance of the molecules to the geodesic domes designed by Fuller Date: 1987 : any of a class of closed hollow aromatic carbon compounds whose structures are made up of twelve pentagonal and differing numbers of hexagonal faces; especially : one having a roughly spherical shape
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