clathrate
21clathrate — [ klaθreɪt] noun Chemistry a compound in which molecules of one component are physically trapped within the crystal structure of another. Origin 1940s: from L. clathratus, from clathri lattice bars …
22clathrate — clath·rate …
23clathrate — clath•rate [[t]ˈklæθ reɪt[/t]] adj. 1) bio Biol. resembling a lattice; divided or marked like latticework 2) chem. a substance in which a molecule of one compound fills a cavity within the crystal lattice of another compound • Etymology: 1615–25; …
24clathrate — a. lattice like. ♦ clathroid, a. ♦ clathrose, a. marked with lattice like lines or grooves …
25clathrate — n.m. Chim. Type de composé …
26clathrate — n. Chem. a solid in which one component is enclosed in the structure of another. Etymology: L clathratus f. clathri lattice bars f. Gk klethra …
27clathrate compound — noun a substance consisting of molecules of one element or compound contained within the cage like structure of another …
28clathrate compound — /klæθreɪt ˈkɒmpaʊnd/ (say klathrayt kompownd) noun an inclusion complex in which molecules of one substance are completely enclosed within the crystal lattice of the other, as argon within hydroquinone crystals …
29Methane clathrate — Burning ice . Methane, released by heating, burns; water drips. Inset: clathrate structure (University of Göttingen, GZG. Abt. Kristallographie). Source: United States Geological Survey. Methane clathrate, also called methane hydrate,… …
30Carbon dioxide clathrate — Carbon dioxide hydrate is a Type I gas clathrate (Sloan 1998). However, there has been some experimental evidence for the development of a metastable Type II phase at temperature near the ice melting point (Fleyfel and Devlin 1990, Staykova et al …
