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clathrate

[ klath-reyt ]

adjective

  1. Biology. resembling a lattice; divided or marked like latticework.


noun

  1. Chemistry. a substance in which a molecule of one compound fills a cavity within the crystal lattice of another compound.

clathrate

/ ˈ°ì±ôæθ°ù±ðɪ³Ù /

adjective

  1. resembling a net or lattice
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

noun

  1. chem a solid compound in which molecules of one substance are physically trapped in the crystal lattice of another
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of clathrate1

1615–25; < Latin ³¦±ôÄå³Ù ( h ) °ùÄå³Ù³Ü²õ, past participle of ³¦±ôÄå³Ù ( h ) °ùÄå°ù±ð to fit with bars, verbal derivative of ³¦±ôÄå³Ù ( h ) ra bars, lattice < Greek, Doric equivalent of Attic °ì±ôâ¾±³Ù³ó°ù²¹, plural of °ì±ôê¾±³Ù³ó°ù´Ç²Ô bar; clithral
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of clathrate1

C17: from Latin ³¦±ôÄå³Ùh°ùÄå°ù±ð to provide with a lattice, from Greek °ì±ôŧ³Ù³ó°ù²¹, from klaithron a bar
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Example Sentences

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Johnson placed the proteins in the pressure vessel and adjusted the system to mimic the pressure and temperature conditions required for clathrate formation.

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Nguyen, A. H. & Molinero, V. Identification of clathrate hydrates, hexagonal ice, cubic ice, and liquid water in simulations: the CHILL+ algorithm.

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The new clathrate, by contrast, is empty, though it didn’t start that way.

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Most of the seeping vents were located around 500m down, which is just the right temperature and pressure to create a sludgy confection of ice and gas called methane hydrate, or clathrate.

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But the clathrate release problem is in a rather different category from the runaway greenhouse issue.

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