(organic chemistry) Any closed-cage compound having twenty or more carbon atoms consisting entirely of 3-coordinate carbon atoms.
Used in a Sentence
fullerene
Definitions, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for fullerene.
Editorial note
Some fullerene compound substances are toxic, but the C60 pure fullerene seems to be OK so far.
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Quick take
(organic chemistry) Any closed-cage compound having twenty or more carbon atoms consisting entirely of 3-coordinate carbon atoms.
Meaning at a glance
The clearest senses and uses of fullerene gathered in one view.
(inorganic chemistry) 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.
(chemistry, by extension) The class of carbon allotropes consisting of tubular carbon molecules (carbon nanotubes) and spheroidal carbon molecules (traditional fullerenes).
Definitions
Core meanings and parts of speech for fullerene.
noun
(organic chemistry) Any closed-cage compound having twenty or more carbon atoms consisting entirely of 3-coordinate carbon atoms.
noun
(inorganic chemistry) 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.
noun
(chemistry, by extension) The class of carbon allotropes consisting of tubular carbon molecules (carbon nanotubes) and spheroidal carbon molecules (traditional fullerenes).
Example sentences
Some fullerene compound substances are toxic, but the C60 pure fullerene seems to be OK so far.
They transmit (partial) which-path information to the environment, leading to a reduced observability of the fullerene wave nature.
Two side remarks: * It's probably too hot there (2000K in the cold part) for fullerene.
The thing is, you can't patent fullerene so it will never ever make a great deal of money as a supplemental treatment, and so likely won't get that much attention.
I thought the headline referred to the C-60 fullerene supplement I've been taking for a few weeks.
Interesting -- there are plenty of articles on fullerene administration to rats over the past 10 years [1], but no mention of longevity effects.
Both Fullerene C60 and SkQ1 can double lifespan in mice.
I remember reading over breakfast cereal in the morning, and I won a quiz bowl competition because I had read about buckminster fullerene (buckyball form of carbon).
The other contender is Fullerene C60 which is bioavailable when diluted in oil (e.g olive oil) however it doesn't cross the blood brain barrier and hence won't stop your current neurodegeneration.
(CO is mentioned in the paper as a very good guess, but not mentioned in the press release.) * If you fill a fullerene with H2 or He, it will float less instead of more.
Quote examples
This: generate fullerene "arc weld" Worked a bit better in both.
Side note: Interestingly there was even a "reference" to Boron known as Boronite in Star Trek that could be synthesized into one Omega Molecule that looked like a Fullerene [2].
[0] Googling "fullerene" will get you more useful hits than C-60, so, e.g.
Frequently asked questions
Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.
How do you use fullerene in a sentence?
Some fullerene compound substances are toxic, but the C60 pure fullerene seems to be OK so far.
What does fullerene mean?
(organic chemistry) Any closed-cage compound having twenty or more carbon atoms consisting entirely of 3-coordinate carbon atoms.
What part of speech is fullerene?
fullerene is commonly used as noun.