chelate

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[edit] English

[edit] Etymology

From chela +‎ -ate.

[edit] Adjective

chelate (comparative more chelate, superlative most chelate)

Positive
chelate

Comparative
more chelate

Superlative
most chelate

  1. (zoology) having chelae, or in the form of a chela

[edit] Noun

Singular
chelate

Plural
chelates

chelate (plural chelates)

  1. (chemistry) a chelate compound

[edit] Verb

Infinitive
to chelate

Third person singular
chelates

Simple past
chelated

Past participle
chelated

Present participle
chelating

to chelate (third-person singular simple present chelates, present participle chelating, simple past and past participle chelated)

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

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[edit] Italian

[edit] Adjective

chelate f.

  1. Feminine plural form of chelato