Definition of chelation Chelation

che•la•tion

We found 5 definitions of chelation from 3 different sources.

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What does chelation mean?

WordNet

WordNet by Princeton University

Noun

Plural: chelations

chelation - (medicine) the process of removing a heavy metal from the bloodstream by means of a chelate as in treating lead or mercury poisoning
  physical process, process a sustained phenomenon or one marked by gradual changes through a series of states; "events now in process"; "the process of calcification begins later for boys than for girls"
  medical specialty, medicine the learned profession that is mastered by graduate training in a medical school and that is devoted to preventing or alleviating or curing diseases and injuries; "he studied medicine at Harvard"
chelation - the process of forming a ring by forming one or more hydrogen bonds
  chemical action, chemical change, chemical process (chemistry) any process determined by the atomic and molecular composition and structure of the substances involved
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  • chelation (Noun)
    The formation of a polydentate chelate compound from a metal salt.
  • chelation (Noun)
    The use of this process to remove metal ions from solution, especially to counter poisoning by heavy metal s.

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