Word Study
chela |
chelate |
chelate compound |
chelated |
chelating agent |
chelation
| chelerythrine
| chelicera
| cheliceral
| chelicerata
| chelicerate
chelation
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun chelation has 2 senses
- chelation(n = noun.process) Array - (medicine) the process of removing a heavy metal from the bloodstream by means of a chelate as in treating lead or mercury poisoning; Array is a kind of physical process, process
- chelation(n = noun.process) Array - the process of forming a ring by forming one or more hydrogen bonds; Array is a kind of chemical action, chemical change, chemical process
Derived form verb chelate1
Derived form verb chelate1
CIDE DICTIONARY
chelation, n.
- the process of removing a heavy metal from a solution by means of a chelate; [WordNet 1.5]
- the process of forming a ring by forming one or more hydrogen bonds. [WordNet 1.5]
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