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Definition clathrate in American English

clathrate noun

noun
1

a compound substance in which molecules from one material are trapped within a crystal structure of another material

Example

The reason is that there is plenty of fossil carbon down there, and we keep finding more: the Japanese have just demonstrated how to mine sub-ocean methane clathrates.

Definition clathrate in American English