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Definition of: clathrate
(klath′rāt) noun Chem.
Any of a class of organic compounds whose molecules are so interlocked through hydrogen bonds as to form 3-dimensional lattices exhibiting trigonal symmetry.
—adjective
1. Designating such a compound.
2. Having a latticelike appearance. [<L clathri lattice]
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