volleyballene

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What does volleyballene mean?

Any of a class of compounds, having a cage-like structure based on a fullerene, containing scandium atoms; the simplest of such compounds, Sc₂₀C₆₀

Where does volleyballene come from?

From volleyball + -ene but based on fullerene.

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