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clathrate

[klath-reyt]
adjective
  1. Biology. resembling a lattice; divided or marked like latticework.
noun
  1. Chemistry. a substance in which a molecule of one compound fills a cavity within the crystal lattice of another compound.
Compare adduct.

Origin of clathrate

1615–25; < Latin clāt(h)rātus, past participle of clāt(h)rāre to fit with bars, verbal derivative of clāt(h)ra bars, lattice < Greek, Doric equivalent of Attic klâithra, plural of klêithron bar; see clithral
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British Dictionary definitions for clathrate

clathrate

adjective
  1. resembling a net or lattice
noun
  1. chem a solid compound in which molecules of one substance are physically trapped in the crystal lattice of another

Word Origin for clathrate

C17: from Latin clāthrāre to provide with a lattice, from Greek klēthra, from klaithron a bar
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clathrate in Medicine

clathrate

[klăth′rāt′]
adj.
  1. Having a latticelike structure or appearance.
  2. Of or relating to inclusion complexes in a chemical compound in which molecules of one substance are completely enclosed within the crystal structure of another.
n.
  1. A clathrate compound, such as urea.
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