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.

Origin of clathrate

1
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

/ (ˈklæθreɪt) /


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

Origin of clathrate

1
C17: from Latin clāthrāre to provide with a lattice, from Greek klēthra, from klaithron a bar

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