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fullerene vs carbon nanotube

carbon nanotube vs fullerene

fullerene and carbon nanotube both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
fullerene Yes No No No
carbon nanotube Yes No No No
As nouns, carbon nanotube is a hyponym of fullerene; that is, carbon nanotube 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
  • carbon nanotube: a fullerene molecule having a cylindrical or toroidal shape
Other hyponyms of fullerene include buckminsterfullerene, buckyball, nanotube.
fullerene (noun) carbon nanotube (noun)
a form of carbon having a large molecule consisting of an empty cage of sixty or more carbon atoms a fullerene molecule having a cylindrical or toroidal shape
Difference between fullerene and carbon nanotube

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