gas hydrate

noun

a crystalline compound having an isometric ice lattice containing cages that incorporate small guest gas molecules; they are stable at moderate pressure and low temperature

Meanings

noungas hydrate (plural gas hydrates)

plural gas hydrates

  1. chemistrya crystalline compound having an isometric ice lattice containing cages that incorporate small guest gas molecules; they are stable at moderate pressure and low temperature

    Synonyms: gas clathrate

Synonyms & antonyms

nouna crystalline compound having an isometric ice lattice containing cages that incorporate small guest gas molecules; they are stable at moderate pressure and low temperature

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