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clath·rate I. \ˈklaˌthrāt, -_thrə̇t\ adjective Etymology: Latin clathratus, past participle of clathrare to furnish with lattice, from clathri lattice, from Greek klēthra, plural of klēthron, kleithron bar, from kleiein to shut — more at close 1. biology : shaped like a lattice : cancellate 2. : relating to a type of solid molecular compound in which one component (as argon or heptane) is trapped in cavities of cagelike crystals of another component (as hydroquinone or urea) II. noun (-s) Etymology: clathrate, adjective : a clathrate compound |