"chelate" meaning in English

See chelate in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /ˈtʃɪːˌleɪt/ Forms: more chelate [comparative], most chelate [superlative]
Etymology: From chela + -ate. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|chela|ate}} chela + -ate Head templates: {{en-adj}} chelate (comparative more chelate, superlative most chelate)
  1. (zoology) having chelae, or in the form of a chela [from 19th c.] Categories (topical): Zoology
    Sense id: en-chelate-en-adj-8bCC29tE Topics: biology, natural-sciences, zoology
  2. (chemistry) relating to chelation [from 20th c.] Categories (topical): Chemistry
    Sense id: en-chelate-en-adj-8bbC~3VD Topics: chemistry, natural-sciences, physical-sciences

Noun

IPA: /ˈtʃɪːˌleɪt/ Forms: chelates [plural]
Etymology: From chela + -ate. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|chela|ate}} chela + -ate Head templates: {{en-noun}} chelate (plural chelates)
  1. (chemistry) A chelate compound. Categories (topical): Chemistry Derived forms: chelate complex
    Sense id: en-chelate-en-noun-Mu3N7-ZZ Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ate Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 12 8 39 20 21 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ate: 18 7 32 20 23 Topics: chemistry, natural-sciences, physical-sciences

Verb

IPA: /ˈtʃɪːˌleɪt/ Forms: chelates [present, singular, third-person], chelating [participle, present], chelated [participle, past], chelated [past]
Etymology: From chela + -ate. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|chela|ate}} chela + -ate Head templates: {{en-verb}} 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 Tags: transitive Categories (topical): Chemistry
    Sense id: en-chelate-en-verb-hu7ngrsm Topics: chemistry, natural-sciences, physical-sciences
  2. (transitive, medicine) to remove heavy metals from the bloodstream using a chelate (such as EDTA) Tags: transitive Categories (topical): Medicine
    Sense id: en-chelate-en-verb-xGzS~fQ1 Topics: medicine, sciences
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: chelation

Inflected forms

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