clathrate compound

noun

a substance consisting of molecules of one element or compound contained within the cage-like structure of another

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Meanings

nounclathrate compound (plural clathrate compounds)

plural clathrate compounds

  1. chemistrya substance consisting of molecules of one element or compound contained within the cage-like structure of another

Translations

Italian clatrato
  • clatratochemical substance
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