clathrate

See also: Clathrate

English

Etymology

From Latin clāthrātus, from clāthrī (lattice) + -ātus.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈklæθɹeɪt/

Adjective

clathrate (not comparable)

  1. (biology) Having a lattice-like structure.
  2. (chemistry) Of an inclusion complex: in which molecules of one compound are enclosed within the crystal structure of another.

Noun

clathrate (plural clathrates)

  1. (chemistry) A clathrate compound.

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French

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kla.tʁat/
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Noun

clathrate m (plural clathrates)

  1. (chemistry) a clathrate compound

Latin

Adjective

clāthrāte

  1. vocative masculine singular of clāthrātus
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