/ ˌbʌkmɪnstəˈfʊləriːn; NAmE -stər-/ (also ful·ler·ene ) noun
[ U ] (also bucky·balls [ pl. ]) ( chemistry ) an allotrope (= form) of carbon with molecules of 60 atoms arranged in a round hollow shape
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WORD ORIGIN
1980s: named after Richard Buckminster Fuller (1895-1983), the American designer and architect.