clathrate

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/ˈklæθɹeɪt/

adjective

Having a lattice-like structure.

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cancellatecancellatedreticulatereticularenclosed
OriginLatin clāthrātus →
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Meanings

adjectiveclathrate (not comparable)
  1. not comparablebiologyHaving a lattice-like structure.
  2. not comparablechemistryOf an inclusion complex: in which molecules of one compound are enclosed within the crystal structure of another.
nounclathrate (plural clathrates)

plural clathrates

  1. chemistryA clathrate compound.

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectivehaving a latticelike structure pierced with holes or windows

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cancellatecancellatedreticulatereticular

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

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enclosed
Also see
cancellatecancellatedreticularreticulate

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Latinclāthrātus
  2. Englishclathrate

From Latin clāthrātus, from clāthrī (“lattice”) + -ātus, see -ate (adjective-forming suffix). The noun is from the clipping of clathrate compound, see -ate.

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Translations

Finnish klatraatti
  • klatraatticlathrate compound
French clathrate
  • clathrateclathrate compound
German Clathrat, Klathrat
  • Clathratclathrate compound
  • Klathratclathrate compound
Italian clatrato
  • clatratoclathrate compound
Korean 포섭 화합물
  • 포섭 화합물 (poseop hwahammul)clathrate compound
Turkish kafes bileşik, klatrat
  • kafes bileşikclathrate compound
  • klatratclathrate compound
Welsh clathrad
  • clathradclathrate compound
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clathrate. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/clathrate

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“clathrate.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/clathrate. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “clathrate,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/clathrate.

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