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clathrate

One entry found for clathrate.
Main Entry: clath·rate
Pronunciation: 'kla-"thrAt
Function: adjective
Etymology: Latin clathratus, furnished with a lattice, from clathri (plural) lattice, from Greek klEithron bar, from kleiein to close -- more at CLAVICLE
: relating to or being a compound formed by the inclusion of molecules of one kind in cavities of the crystal lattice of another
- clathrate noun