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fullerene vs buckminsterfullerene

buckminsterfullerene vs fullerene

fullerene and buckminsterfullerene both are nouns.

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

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