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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