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clathrate definition

clath·rate (klat̸h′rāt′)

adjective

  1. Bot. resembling latticework; reticulated
  2. Chem. of or pertaining to a mixture in which the molecules of one substance are completely entrapped in the crystal lattice or cell-like structure of the other

Etymology: L clathratus, pp. of clathrare, to furnish with a lattice < L clathri, lattice < Gr (Doric) klaithra, a bar, fence

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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