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clath⋅rate

  [klath-reyt]
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–adjective
1. Biology. resembling a lattice; divided or marked like latticework.
–noun
2. Chemistry. a substance in which a molecule of one compound fills a cavity within the crystal lattice of another compound.
Compare adduct.

Origin:
1615–25; < L clāt(h)rātus, ptp. of clāt(h)rāre to fit with bars, v. deriv. of clāt(h)ra bars, lattice < Gk, Doric equiv. of Attic klâithra, pl. of klêithron bar; see clithral
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clath·rate   (klāth'rāt')   
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 clāthrātus, past participle of clāthrāre, to furnish with a lattice, from clāthrī, clātra, lattice, from Greek klēithra, pl. of klēithron, door bar, from kleiein, to close.]
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Main Entry: 1clath·rate
Pronunciation: 'klath-"rAt
Function: adjective
: relating to or being a compound formed by the inclusion ofmolecules of one kind in cavities of the crystal lattice of another

Main Entry: 2clathrate
Function: noun
: a clathrate compound
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clathrate clath·rate (klāth'rāt')
adj.

  1. Having a latticelike structure or appearance.

  2. Of or relating to inclusion complexes in a chemical compound in which molecules of one substance are completely enclosed within the crystal structure of another.

n.
A clathrate compound, such as urea.

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