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fullerene vs carbon

carbon vs fullerene

fullerene and carbon both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
fullerene Yes No No No
carbon Yes No No No
As nouns, carbon is a hypernym of fullerene; that is, carbon is a word with a broader meaning than fullerene:
  • fullerene: a form of carbon having a large molecule consisting of an empty cage of sixty or more carbon atoms
  • carbon: an abundant nonmetallic tetravalent element occurring in three allotropic forms: amorphous carbon and graphite and diamond; occurs in all organic compounds
Other hypernyms of fullerene include atomic number 6, C.
fullerene (noun) carbon (noun)
a form of carbon having a large molecule consisting of an empty cage of sixty or more carbon atoms a copy made with carbon paper
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 fullerene and carbon

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