Definitions
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun (Med.) the process of removing a heavy metal from a solution by means of a chelate
- noun the process of forming a ring by forming one or more hydrogen bonds.
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- noun chemistry the formation of a
polydentate chelate compound from ametal salt - noun the use of this process to remove metal ions from
solution , especially to counterpoisoning byheavy metals
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun (medicine) the process of removing a heavy metal from the bloodstream by means of a chelate as in treating lead or mercury poisoning
- noun the process of forming a ring by forming one or more hydrogen bonds
Etymologies
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Examples
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• FDA warns companies promoting products used in chelation procedures: The agency warned several companies that the substances they sell without a prescription for a procedure known as "chelation" are "unapproved drugs and devices."
Folks recommend working for the government, poll finds Ed O 2010
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The FDA took the action after noticing an increase in 'chelation therapy' products marketed on the Internet that claim to cleanse the body of toxic chemicals and heavy metals.
FDA cracks down on experimental autism therapy Rob Stein 2010
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Children younger than 6 years old with very high lead levels will benefit from a therapy called chelation, says Goldman.
Experts in public health suggest steps to address lead in drinking water Post 2010
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Children younger than 6 years old with very high lead levels will benefit from a therapy called chelation, says Goldman.
Experts in public health suggest steps to address lead in drinking water Post 2010
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If they go higher, he'll also have to begin chelation.
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Last month she stood anxiously in the hallway at the Kennedy Institute in Baltimore, afraid to look in the room where Nicholas was undergoing a painful treatment called chelation, which uses injections to cleanse the blood of some lead.
Lead And Your Kids 2008
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A treatment called chelation which takes heavy metals such as mercury out of the system using medications or creams has become an increasingly popular intervention for autism.
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You may have read about a development called chelation therapy—basically an arterial Drano.
You Staying Young MEHMET C. OZ 2007
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You may have read about a development called chelation therapy—basically an arterial Drano.
You Staying Young MEHMET C. OZ 2007
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Proponents of the thimerosal causation of autism, like Kennedy, argue that a detoxification method called chelation therapy is of great benefit to these children.
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