| 释义 |
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
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Etymology: clathrate, adjective
: a clathrate compound |