clathrate

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

clathrate
    adj 1: having a latticelike structure pierced with holes or
           windows [syn: {cancellate}, {cancellated}, {clathrate}]
    2: designating or relating to a compound in which one component
       is physically enclosed within the crystal structure of
       another

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Clathrate \Clath"rate\ (kl[a^]th"r[asl]t), a. [L. clathri
   lattice, Gr. klh,qra.]
   1. (Bot.) Shaped like a lattice; cancellate. --Gray.
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   2. (Zool.) Having the surface marked with raised lines
      resembling a lattice, as many shells.
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