CLATHRATE
clathrate
(adjective) designating or relating to a compound in which one component is physically enclosed within the crystal structure of another
cancellate, cancellated, clathrate
(adjective) having a latticelike structure pierced with holes or windows
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Adjective
clathrate (not comparable)
(biology) Having a lattice-like structure.
(chemistry) Of an inclusion complex: in which molecules of one compound are enclosed within the crystal structure of another.
Noun
clathrate (plural clathrates)
(chemistry) A clathrate compound.
Source: Wiktionary
Clath"rate, a. Etym: [L. clathri latti
1. (Bot.)
Definition: Shaped like a lattice; cancellate. Gray.
2. (Zoöl.)
Definition: Having the surface marked with raised lines resembling a lattice, as many shells.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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