CLATHRATE


Meaning of CLATHRATE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈkla-ˌthrāt ]

adjective

Etymology: Latin clathratus, furnished with a lattice, from clathri (plural) lattice, from Greek klēithron 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

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.