fullerene
Term · Agriculture and food · MLC-T-AGR-002703
A polyhedral carbon structure composed of around 60-80 carbon atoms in pentagon and hexagon configuration. They are named after Buckminster Fuller because of structural resemblance to geodesic domes.
| Identifier | MLC-T-AGR-002703 |
|---|---|
| Field | Agriculture and food |
| Subject | Fields of Study |
| Synonyms | Buckminsterfullerenes; bucky balls; buckyballs; carbon nano-onions |
| References | Medical Subject Headings; NAL Agricultural Thesaurus and Glossary |
| See also | carbon nanoparticles |
| Translations | Spanish: fullereno |
Record as JSON
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"id": "MLC-T-AGR-002703",
"term": "fullerene",
"field": "Agriculture and food",
"definition": "A polyhedral carbon structure composed of around 60-80 carbon atoms in pentagon and hexagon configuration. They are named after Buckminster Fuller because of structural resemblance to geodesic domes.",
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"Buckminsterfullerenes",
"bucky balls",
"buckyballs",
"carbon nano-onions"
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"see_also": [
"carbon nanoparticles"
],
"references": [
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"NAL Agricultural Thesaurus and Glossary"
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"translations": {
"es": "fullereno"
},
"url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/agriculture/fullerene/"
}
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