- buck|min|ster|ful|ler|ene
- buck|min|ster|ful|ler|ene «BUHK mihn stuhr FUL uh REEN», noun.Chemistry. = buckyball (Cf. ↑buckyball): »
Scientists suspect that buckminsterfullerene has unusual properties that could lead to the development of new lubricants and catalysts (Peter J. Andrews).
╂[< Buckminster Fuller, 1895-1983, an American designer who developed the geodesic dome, which this molecule resembles in structure + -ene]
Useful english dictionary. 2012.