What is another word for clathrate?
Pronunciation: [klˈaθɹe͡ɪt] (IPA) 
Clathrate refers to a chemical compound that contains a lattice structure with molecules trapped inside. Synonyms for clathrate include caged, encapsulated, entrapped, incapsulated, and trapped. Other terms that can be used interchangeably with clathrate are bound, confined, surrounded, contained, or enclosed. The term has been used in medicine to describe the formation of gas bubbles in blood vessels or tissues. These terms can also be applied to different compounds where molecules are trapped in a framework, such as zeolites, molecular sieves, and metal-organic frameworks. In chemistry, clathrate also refers to the ability of gases to form hydrates when trapped or dissolved in water, such as methane hydrate.
