a solid compound in which molecules of one substance are physically trapped in the crystal lattice of another
Word origin
C17: from Latin clāthrāre to provide with a lattice, from Greek klēthra, from klaithron a bar
clathrate in American English
(ˈklæθˌreɪt)
adjective
1. Botany
resembling latticework; reticulated
2. Chemistry
of or pertaining to a mixture in which the molecules of one substance are completely entrapped in the crystal latticeor cell-like structure of the other
Word origin
L clathratus, pp. of clathrare, to furnish with a lattice < L clathri, lattice < Gr (Doric) klaithra, a bar, fence