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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.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-AGR-002703
FieldAgriculture and food
SubjectFields of Study
SynonymsBuckminsterfullerenes; bucky balls; buckyballs; carbon nano-onions
ReferencesMedical Subject Headings; NAL Agricultural Thesaurus and Glossary
See alsocarbon nanoparticles
TranslationsSpanish: fullereno
Record as JSON
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  "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.",
  "synonyms": [
    "Buckminsterfullerenes",
    "bucky balls",
    "buckyballs",
    "carbon nano-onions"
  ],
  "subject": "Fields of Study",
  "see_also": [
    "carbon nanoparticles"
  ],
  "references": [
    "Medical Subject Headings",
    "NAL Agricultural Thesaurus and Glossary"
  ],
  "translations": {
    "es": "fullereno"
  },
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/agriculture/fullerene/"
}

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