clathrate
[klath-reyt]
- Biology. resembling a lattice; divided or marked like latticework.
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- Chemistry. a substance in which a molecule of one compound fills a cavity within the crystal lattice of another compound.
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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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clathrate
- resembling a net or lattice
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- chem a solid compound in which molecules of one substance are physically trapped in the crystal lattice of another
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Word Origin
C17: from Latin clāthrāre to provide with a lattice, from Greek klēthra, from klaithron a bar
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clathrate
(klăth′rāt′)- Having a latticelike structure or appearance.
- 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.
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- A clathrate compound, such as urea.
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