Clathrate — 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
clathrate — 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
clathrin — The principal constituent of a polyhedral protein lattice that coats eukaryotic cell membranes (vesicles) and coated pits and appears to be involved in protein secretion. This protein also occurs in synaptic vesicles. [L. clathri, lattice] * * * … Medical dictionary
clathre — (kla tr ) s. m. Terme de botanique. Genre de champignons. ÉTYMOLOGIE Latin clathri, barreaux, traverses … Dictionnaire de la Langue Française d'Émile Littré
RUTULI — I. RUTULI Latii popul. quorum Ardea metropolis fuit: Strabo, Plin. l. 3. c. 5. Liv. l. 1. c. 2. et 57. Virg. l. 10. Aen. v. 108. Tros Rutulusne fuat, nullô discrimine habebo. II. RUTULI in Amphitheatris apud Romanos, clathri erant, seu lignea… … Hofmann J. Lexicon universale
TRANSENNA — apud Paulinum, Ep. 12. ad Seu. ubi transennae pellucentis mem init, ianua est opere reticulatô seu cancellatô sa cta, per quam aspectus utcumque transit, unde nomen, et phrasis, per transennam aspicere. Cicer. de Orat. l. 1. c. 35. Nunc pete a… … Hofmann J. Lexicon universale
clathrate — [ 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 … English new terms dictionary
treillis — I. Treillis, Cancelli. Treillis de quelque chose que ce soit, Clathri, vel Clathra. Un treillis ou cage d osier qu on met devant les fenestres, Transenna. Fenestre à treillis, Fenestra reticulata. II. La peau des elephans est faite en façon de… … Thresor de la langue françoyse
clathrate — [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
Clathraceae — noun family of fleshy fungi resembling stinkhorns • Syn: ↑family Clathraceae • Hypernyms: ↑fungus family • Member Holonyms: ↑Phallales, ↑order Phallales • Member Meronyms: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
