"clathrate" meaning in English

See clathrate in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /ˈklæθɹeɪt/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-clathrate.wav
Etymology: From Latin clāthrātus, from clāthrī (“lattice”) + -ātus, see -ate (adjective-forming suffix). The noun is from the clipping of clathrate compound, see -ate. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|la|clāthrātus}} Latin clāthrātus, {{af|en|-ate|id1=adjective|pos1=adjective-forming suffix}} -ate (adjective-forming suffix), {{clipping|en|clathrate compound|nocap=1}} clipping of clathrate compound, {{af|en|-ate|id1=chemical}} -ate Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} clathrate (not comparable)
  1. (biology) Having a lattice-like structure. Tags: not-comparable
    Sense id: en-clathrate-en-adj-LoP1WMoZ Categories (other): Biology Topics: biology, natural-sciences
  2. (chemistry) Of an inclusion complex: in which molecules of one compound are enclosed within the crystal structure of another. Tags: not-comparable
    Sense id: en-clathrate-en-adj-xAF596fV Categories (other): Chemistry Topics: chemistry, natural-sciences, physical-sciences
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: nonclathrate

Noun

IPA: /ˈklæθɹeɪt/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-clathrate.wav Forms: clathrates [plural]
Etymology: From Latin clāthrātus, from clāthrī (“lattice”) + -ātus, see -ate (adjective-forming suffix). The noun is from the clipping of clathrate compound, see -ate. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|la|clāthrātus}} Latin clāthrātus, {{af|en|-ate|id1=adjective|pos1=adjective-forming suffix}} -ate (adjective-forming suffix), {{clipping|en|clathrate compound|nocap=1}} clipping of clathrate compound, {{af|en|-ate|id1=chemical}} -ate Head templates: {{en-noun}} clathrate (plural clathrates)
  1. (chemistry) A clathrate compound. Derived forms: gas clathrate, methane clathrate Translations (clathrate compound): klatraatti (Finnish), clathrate [masculine] (French), Clathrat [neuter] (German), Klathrat [neuter] (German), clatrato [masculine] (Italian), 포섭 화합물 (poseop hwahammul) (Korean), kafes bileşik (Turkish), klatrat (Turkish)
    Sense id: en-clathrate-en-noun-TYQqGUtp Categories (other): Chemistry, English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ate (adjective), English terms suffixed with -ate (chemical), Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Korean translations, Terms with Turkish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 9 31 60 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ate (adjective): 12 30 58 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ate (chemical): 11 31 58 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 5 15 80 Disambiguation of Pages with 3 entries: 9 31 60 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 8 31 61 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 10 22 68 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 9 21 70 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 10 22 68 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 8 19 73 Disambiguation of Terms with Korean translations: 10 22 68 Disambiguation of Terms with Turkish translations: 10 22 68 Topics: chemistry, natural-sciences, physical-sciences

Inflected forms

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