(chemistry) A chelating agent

plural of chelator

(zoology) having chelae, or in the form of a chela [from 19th c.] / (chemistry) relating to chelation [from 20th c.]

(chemistry) A chelate compound.

(transitive, chemistry) to form a chelate compound by combining a metal atom to form a ring / (transitive, medicine) to remove heavy metals from the bloodstream using a chelate (such as EDTA)

(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

Having the ability to undergo chelation

plural of chelate

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

simple past tense and past participle of chelate