What is another word for fullerene?
Pronunciation: [fˈʊləɹˌiːn] (IPA) 
Fullerene is a term that is widely used in the field of chemistry. It refers to a molecule that is composed entirely of carbon atoms in the form of a closed cage, resembling a soccer ball. In scientific literature, you may also come across synonymous terms for this class of molecules, such as buckyballs, buckminsterfullerene, or C60. Buckyballs is a term coined because the molecules look like tiny soccer balls or buckyballs. Buckminsterfullerene is named after the inventor Buckminster Fuller because of their resemblance to his geodesic dome design. Likewise, C60 is a notation for the molecular formula describing fullerene's structure, where "C" stands for carbon, and "60" indicates the number of atoms present in the molecule.
