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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 a metal salt
  • noun the use of this process to remove metal ions from solution, especially to counter poisoning by heavy metals

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  • 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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From chelate +‎ -ion.

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