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clathrate [′klath‚rāt] (biology) (chemistry) An inclusion compound in which the guest species is enclosed on all sides by the species forming the crystal lattice. Also known as cage compound; inclusion compound. (geochemistry) (petrology) Pertaining to a condition, chiefly in leucite rock, in which clear leucite crystals are surrounded by tangential leucite crystals to give the rock an appearance of a net or a section of sponge. Also known as enclosure compound. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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| A clathrate is taken orally and encloses the toxin in a 3 dimensional cage-like inclusion, completely attaching to and enveloping unwanted pollutants, thus neutralizing them as they're excreted from the body. 2] to the seafloor, where solid clathrates are stable at the ambient pressure and temperature conditions. For example, he proposes that a mixture of frozen carbon dioxide and water, known as a clathrate, might erupt from underground and immediately vaporize. |
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