ALL meanings of chelate
che·late
C c - noun chelate 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 3
- adjective chelate of or possessing chelae 3
- adjective chelate of or denoting a chelate 3
- verb chelate to form a chelate 3
- adjective chelate resembling or having chelae 3
- noun chelate 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 3
- verb transitive chelate to cause (a metal ion) to react with another molecule to form a chelate 3
- verb transitive chelate to extract (a metal) from the blood by using a chelating agent, as in the treatment for lead poisoning 3
- adjective chelate Chemistry. of or noting a heterocyclic compound having a central metallic ion attached by covalent bonds to two or more nonmetallic atoms in the same molecule. of or noting a compound having a cyclic structure resulting from the formation of one or more hydrogen bonds in the same molecule. 1
- adjective chelate Zoology. having a chela or chelae. 1
- noun chelate Chemistry. a chelate compound. 1
- verb without object chelate (of a heterocyclic compound) to react to form a chelate. 1
- verb without object chelate (of a compound) to form a ring by forming one or more hydrogen bonds. 1
- verb with object chelate Chemistry. to combine (an organic compound) with a metallic ion to form a chelate. 1
- noun chelate A compound containing a ligand (typically organic) bonded to a central metal atom at two or more points. 1
- noun chelate (chemistry) a chelate compound. 0
- verb chelate (Transitive Verb) (chemistry) to form a chelate compound by combining a metal atom to form a ring. 0
- verb chelate (Transitive Verb) (medicine) to remove heavy metals from the bloodstream using a chelate (such as EDTA). 0
- adjective chelate (zoology) having chelae, or in the form of a chela. 0