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clathrate
CIDE DICTIONARY
clathrate, a. [L. clathri lattice, Gr. klh,qra.].
- Shaped like a lattice; cancellate. Gray. [1913 Webster]
- Having the surface marked with raised lines resembling a lattice, as many shells. [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
clathrate, n. Chem. a solid in which one component is enclosed in the structure of another.
Etymology
L clathratus f. clathri lattice-bars f. Gk klethra
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