adj.
Pronunciation: ' kla- ˌ thr ā t
Function: adjective
Etymology: Latin clathratus, furnished with a lattice, from clathri (pl.) lattice, from Greek kl ē ithron bar, from kleiein to close ― more at CLAVICLE
Date: 1906
: 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