Term Name: fullerene
Synonyms: fulereno, fulerenos, Fulleren, fullerene, fullerenes, fullereno, fullerenos
Definition: A compound composed solely of an even number of carbon atoms, which form a cage-like fused-ring polycyclic system with twelve five-membered rings and the rest six-membered rings. The term has been broadened to include any closed cage structure consisting entirely of three-coordinate carbon atoms.
Ontology: ChEBI [CHEBI:33416]  ( EBI )

Relationships
is a type of: elemental carbon polycyclic cage
has subtype: C60 fullerene C70 fullerene