clath·rate (kl th r t )adj. 1. Biology Having a latticelike structure or appearance: clathrate foliage. 2. Chemistry Of or relating to inclusion complexes in which molecules of one substance are completely enclosed within the crystal structure of another. n. Chemistry A clathrate compound, such as urea. [Latin cl thrtus, past participle of clthrre, to furnish with a lattice, from clthr , cltra, lattice, from Greek kl ithra, pl. of klithron, door bar, from kleiein, to close.] |
clathrate [ˈklæθreɪt]
adj
resembling a net or lattice
n
(Chemistry) Chem a solid compound in which molecules of one substance are physically trapped in the crystal lattice of another
[from Latin clāthrāre to provide with a lattice, from Greek klēthra, from klaithron a bar]
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| Adj. | 1. | clathrate - having a latticelike structure pierced with holes or windows reticular, reticulate - resembling or forming a network; "the reticulate veins of a leaf"; "a reticulated highway system" |
| 2. | clathrate - designating or relating to a compound in which one component is physically enclosed within the crystal structure of another chemical science, chemistry - the science of matter; the branch of the natural sciences dealing with the composition of substances and their properties and reactions enclosed - closed in or surrounded or included within; "an enclosed porch"; "an enclosed yard"; "the enclosed check is to cover shipping and handling" |
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