(chemistry) the formation of a polydentate chelate compound from a metal salt / (medicine) the use of this process to remove metal ions from solution, especially to counter poisoning by heavy metals

Of or relating to the Chelicerata subphylum of arachnids, horseshoe crabs, etc.

Any member of the Chelicerata.

plural of chela

plural of chela

Having the ability to undergo chelation

(zoology) Either of the prehensile claws found on the proboscis of chelicerates (horseshoe crabs, sea spiders and arachnids).

plural of chelicerate

plural of chelate

(chemistry, of a metal atom) bound with one or more chelates