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Clathrate

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Adjective

1. cancellate, cancellated, clathrate

having a latticelike structure pierced with holes or windows

2. clathrate

designating or relating to a compound in which one component is physically enclosed within the crystal structure of another

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Clathrate

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adjective
1. 
resembling a net or lattice
noun
2. chemistry
a solid compound in which molecules of one substance are physically trapped in the crystal lattice of another

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Clathrate

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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 lattice or cell-like structure of the other

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Clathrate

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adj.
1. Biology Having a latticelike structure or appearance: clathrate scales.
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 methane hydrate.

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