Kalmar "Buckminsterfullerene" tana nufin wani nau'in kwayoyin halitta wanda ya ƙunshi gabaɗaya na atom ɗin carbon wanda aka siffa kamar fili mara tushe. An ba shi suna bayan mai tsara gine-ginen kuma mai ƙirƙira Buckminster Fuller, saboda kamanninsa da gine-ginen dome na geodesic da ya tsara. Kwayar halittar kuma ana kiranta da "buckyball" kuma tana da dabarar sinadarai C60, wanda ke nuni da cewa tana dauke da atom din carbon guda 60 da aka tsara ta musamman. Buckminsterfullerene wani nau'i ne na fullerene, wanda shine nau'i na kwayoyin carbon wanda ya haɗa da wasu siffofi da girma kuma.