"they are crystalline water based solids physically resembling ice, in which small non polar molecules (typically gasses) are trapped inside "cages" of hydrogen bonded water molecules. Without the support of the trapped molecules, the lattice structure of hydrate clathrates would collapse into conventional ice crystal structure or liquid water."
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xstala commented on the word fleam
it's here:
http://www.gggodwin.com/cartgenie/prodInfo.asp?pid=63&cid=15
January 9, 2009
xstala commented on the word clathrate hydrate
"they are crystalline water based solids physically resembling ice, in which small non polar molecules (typically gasses) are trapped inside "cages" of hydrogen bonded water molecules. Without the support of the trapped molecules, the lattice structure of hydrate clathrates would collapse into conventional ice crystal structure or liquid water."
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clathrate_hydrate
December 31, 2007
xstala commented on the word echolalia
also:
The immediate and involuntary repetition of words or phrases just spoken by others.
December 31, 2007
xstala commented on the word infinitesimal
Also: Incredibly small; immeasurably or incalculably minute.
December 31, 2007
xstala commented on the list xstala-s-words
I am so utterly hooked.
December 6, 2006