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buckminsterfullerene vs fullerene

fullerene vs buckminsterfullerene

buckminsterfullerene and fullerene both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
buckminsterfullerene Yes No No No
fullerene Yes No No No
As nouns, fullerene is a hypernym of buckminsterfullerene; that is, fullerene is a word with a broader meaning than buckminsterfullerene:
  • buckminsterfullerene: a spheroidal fullerene; the first known example of a fullerene
  • fullerene: a form of carbon having a large molecule consisting of an empty cage of sixty or more carbon atoms
buckminsterfullerene (noun) fullerene (noun)
a spheroidal fullerene; the first known example of a fullerene a form of carbon having a large molecule consisting of an empty cage of sixty or more carbon atoms
Difference between buckminsterfullerene and fullerene

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