chemical science, chemistry - the science of matter; the branch of the natural sciences dealing with the composition of substances and their properties and reactions

buckminsterfullerene, buckyball - a spheroidal fullerene; the first known example of a fullerene

carbon nanotube, nanotube - a fullerene molecule having a cylindirical or toroidal shape

atomic number 6, carbon, C - an abundant nonmetallic tetravalent element occurring in three allotropic forms: amorphous carbon and graphite and diamond; occurs in all organic compounds