chelation

See also: chélation

English

Etymology

From chelate +‎ -ion.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kiːˈleɪʃən/, /kɪˈleɪʃən/

• Audio (US):

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Noun

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chelation

Wikipedia

chelation (countable and uncountable, plural chelations)

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

Derived terms

• cheluviation
• dechelation
• interchelation
• metallochelation
• phytochelation
• transchelation

Related terms

• chelate
• chelated
• chelative

Translations

formation of a polydentate chelate compound from a metal salt

Catalan: quelació f Czech: chelatace f Dutch: chelatie (nl) f French: chélation (fr) f Indonesian: kelasi (id), pengkelatan, penyepitan Italian: chelazione (it) f Malay: pengkelatan Portuguese: quelação (pt) f Spanish: quelación f

Anagrams

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