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clathrate

PRIMARY MEANINGS OF: clathrate

1
adj
having a latticelike structure pierced with holes or windows
2
adj
designating or relating to a compound in which one component is physically enclosed within the crystal structure of another
FULL DEFINITIONS OF: clathrate
1

adj having a latticelike structure pierced with holes or windows

Synonyms:
cancellate, cancellated
reticular, reticulate
resembling or forming a network
2

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

Synonyms
enclosed
closed in or surrounded or included within
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