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Chelated
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Chelated
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1. chemistry
a coordination compound in which a metal atom or ion is bound to a ligand at two or more points on the ligand, so as to form a heterocyclic ring containing a metal atom
adjective
2. zoology
of or possessing chelae
3. chemistry
of or denoting a chelate
verb
4. (intransitive) chemistry
to form a chelate
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Chelated
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1.
resembling or having chelae
noun
2.
a chemical compound in which the central atom (usually a metal ion) is attached to neighboring atoms by at least two coordinate bonds in such a way as to form a closed chain
verb transitiveWord forms: ˈcheˌlated or ˈcheˌlating
3.
to cause (a metal ion) to react with another molecule to form a chelate
4. Medicine
to extract (a metal) from the blood by using a chelating agent, as in the treatment for lead poisoning
Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.
Chelated
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Zoology
Zoology
Having chelae or resembling a chela.
n.
Chemistry
Chemistry
A chemical compound in the form of a heterocyclic ring, containing a metal ion attached by coordinate bonds to at least two nonmetal ions.
tr.v. che·lat·ed, che·lat·ing, che·lates
1. Chemistry To combine (a metal ion) with a chemical compound to form a ring.
2. Medicine To remove (a heavy metal, such as lead or mercury) from the bloodstream by means of a chelate, such as EDTA.
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