noun Download 🔗Share Any of a class of allotropes of carbon having hollow molecules whose atoms lie at the vertices of a polyhedron having 12 pentagonal and 2 or more hexagonal faces. Examples : "Scientists are researching how to use fullerenes to deliver medicine directly to cancer cells. " compound chemistry material substance science Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share Any closed-cage compound having twenty or more carbon atoms consisting entirely of 3-coordinate carbon atoms. Examples : "Scientists are exploring how fullerenes, with their unique spherical structures made of carbon, can be used to deliver medicine directly to cancer cells. " compound material substance chemistry science Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share (by extension) The class of carbon allotropes consisting of tubular carbon molecules (carbon nanotubes) and spheroidal carbon molecules (traditional fullerenes). Examples : "Scientists are exploring how fullerenes, including both carbon nanotubes and spherical molecules, can be used to create stronger and lighter materials for cars. " material chemistry substance compound science physics Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading