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Clathrate
Clath′rate
(klăth′rā̍t)
, Adj.
[L.
clathri
lattice, Gr. κλη,θρα
.] 1.
(Bot.)
Shaped like a lattice; cancellate.
Gray.
2.
(Zool.)
Having the surface marked with raised lines resembling a lattice, as many shells.
Definition 2024
Clathrate
clathrate
clathrate
See also: Clathrate
English
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)
Translations
clathrate compound
See also
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Clathrate compound on Wikipedia.Wikipedia