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carbon vs fullerene

fullerene vs carbon

carbon and fullerene both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
carbon Yes No No No
fullerene Yes No No No
As nouns, fullerene is a hyponym of carbon; that is, fullerene is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than carbon:
  • carbon: an abundant nonmetallic tetravalent element occurring in three allotropic forms: amorphous carbon and graphite and diamond; occurs in all organic compounds
  • fullerene: a form of carbon having a large molecule consisting of an empty cage of sixty or more carbon atoms
carbon (noun) fullerene (noun)
a copy made with carbon paper a form of carbon having a large molecule consisting of an empty cage of sixty or more carbon atoms
an abundant nonmetallic tetravalent element occurring in three allotropic forms: amorphous carbon and graphite and diamond; occurs in all organic compounds
a thin paper coated on one side with a dark waxy substance (often containing carbon); used to transfer characters from the original to an under sheet of paper
Difference between carbon and fullerene

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