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clathrate
[ klath-reyt ]
adjective
- Biology. resembling a lattice; divided or marked like latticework.
noun
- Chemistry. a substance in which a molecule of one compound fills a cavity within the crystal lattice of another compound.
clathrate
/ ˈklæθreɪt /
adjective
- resembling a net or lattice
noun
- chem a solid compound in which molecules of one substance are physically trapped in the crystal lattice of another
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Word History and Origins
Origin of clathrate1
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; clithral
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Word History and Origins
Origin of clathrate1
C17: from Latin clāthrāre to provide with a lattice, from Greek klēthra, from klaithron a bar
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Example Sentences
Clath′rose, crossed by deep rectangular furrows; Clath′rulate, finely clathrate.
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