clathrate

  • 1Clathrate — (lat.: clatratus = vergittert; deutsch auch teilweise Klathrate) sind Einschlussverbindungen zweier Stoffe, von denen ein Gastmolekül in ein Gitter oder Käfig aus einem Wirtsmolekül eingelagert ist.[1] Sie heißen daher auch… …

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  • 2Clathrate — Clath rate (kl[a^]th r[asl]t), a. [L. clathri lattice, Gr. klh,qra.] 1. (Bot.) Shaped like a lattice; cancellate. Gray. [1913 Webster] 2. (Zo[ o]l.) Having the surface marked with raised lines resembling a lattice, as many shells. [1913 Webster] …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 3clathrate — ● clathrate nom masculin Association cristalline de deux espèces chimiques dans laquelle les molécules de l une des espèces se logent dans les lacunes du réseau cristallin formé par les molécules de l autre …

    Encyclopédie Universelle

  • 4Clathrate —   [zu lateinisch clatratus »vergittert«], Singular Clathrat das, s, Einschlussverbindungen …

    Universal-Lexikon

  • 5clathrate — [klath′rāt΄] adj. [L clathratus, pp. of clathrare, to furnish with a lattice < L clathri, lattice < Gr (Doric) klaithra, a bar, fence] 1. Bot. resembling latticework; reticulated 2. Chem. of or pertaining to a mixture in which the molecules …

    English World dictionary

  • 6Clathrate — Un clathrate, du grec klathron qui signifie fermeture, est un composé chimique constitué par un complexe d inclusion formé d une ou plusieurs « molécules hôtes » qui emprisonnent une autre molécule dans une sorte de cage moléculaire.… …

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  • 7clathrate — A type of inclusion compound in which small molecules are trapped in the cagelike lattice of macromolecules. [L. clathrare, pp. atus, to furnish with a lattice] * * * clath·rate klath .rāt adj relating to or being a compound formed by the… …

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  • 8clathrate — adjective Etymology: Latin clathratus, furnished with a lattice, from clathri (plural) lattice, from Greek klēithron bar, from kleiein to close more at clavicle Date: 1906 relating to or being a compound formed by the inclusion of molecules of… …

    New Collegiate Dictionary

  • 9clathrate — 1. adjective ˈklæθɹeɪt a) having a lattice like structure b) of an inclusion complex in which molecules of one compound are enclosed within the crystal structure of another 2 …

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  • 10clathrate — /ˈklæθreɪt/ (say klathrayt) adjective 1. resembling a lattice; divided or marked like latticework. –noun 2. an ice methane combination in which ice crystals trap molecules of methane in a clathrate formation. {Latin clāthrātus, past participle,… …