intercalation compound

noun

a crystalline solid consisting of a host lattice containing voids into which guest atoms or molecules are inserted

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Meanings

nounintercalation compound (plural intercalation compounds)

plural intercalation compounds

  1. chemistrya crystalline solid consisting of a host lattice containing voids into which guest atoms or molecules are inserted
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