clathrate
adjective
clath·rate ˈkla-ˌthrāt 
: relating to or being a compound formed by the inclusion of molecules of one kind in cavities of the crystal lattice of another
clathrate noun
Word History
Etymology
Latin clathratus, furnished with a lattice, from clathri (plural) lattice, from Greek klēithron bar, from kleiein to close — more at clavicle
First Known Use
1906, in the meaning defined above
Medical Definition
clathrate 1 of 2
adjective
clath·rate ˈklath-ˌrāt
: relating to or being a compound formed by the inclusion of molecules of one kind in cavities of the crystal lattice of another
clathrate
2 of 2noun
: a clathrate compound
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