chelation

[ kee-ley-shuhn ]

/ kiˈleɪ ʃən /

noun

Chemistry. the process of chelating.

Medicine/Medical.

a method of removing certain heavy metals from the bloodstream, used especially in treating lead or mercury poisoning.
a controversial treatment for arteriosclerosis that attempts to remove calcium deposits from the inner walls of the coronary arteries.

Origin of chelation

First recorded in 1930–35; chelate + -ion

Words nearby chelation

Chekiang, chela, Chelan, chelate, chelating agent, chelation, cheli-, chelicera, chelicerate, cheliferous, cheliform

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Example sentences from the Web for chelation

None of them have any basis in fact, and in the case of chelation therapy can be genuinely dangerous.
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British Dictionary definitions for chelation

chelation

/ (ˈkiːleɪʃən) /

noun

chem the process by which a chelate is formed

animal husbandry the process by which trace elements in an animal's feed are bonded to amino acids, ensuring their absorption into the animal's body

geology the chemical removal of metallic ions in a mineral or rock by weathering

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Scientific definitions for chelation

chelation

[ kĭ-lā′shən ]

The combination of a metal ion with a chemical compound to form a ring. Chelation is used in the industrial separation and extraction of metals and to treat metal poisoning.

单词	chelation
释义	chelation [ kee-ley-shuhn ] / kiˈleɪ ʃən / noun Chemistry. the process of chelating. Medicine/Medical. a method of removing certain heavy metals from the bloodstream, used especially in treating lead or mercury poisoning. a controversial treatment for arteriosclerosis that attempts to remove calcium deposits from the inner walls of the coronary arteries. Origin of chelation First recorded in 1930–35; chelate + -ion Words nearby chelation Chekiang, chela, Chelan, chelate, chelating agent, chelation, cheli-, chelicera, chelicerate, cheliferous, cheliform Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for chelation None of them have any basis in fact, and in the case of chelation therapy can be genuinely dangerous. FDA Moves to Crack Down on Quack Autism ‘Cures’\|Russell Saunders\|April 29, 2014\|DAILY BEAST British Dictionary definitions for chelation chelation / (ˈkiːleɪʃən) / noun chem the process by which a chelate is formed animal husbandry the process by which trace elements in an animal's feed are bonded to amino acids, ensuring their absorption into the animal's body geology the chemical removal of metallic ions in a mineral or rock by weathering Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Scientific definitions for chelation chelation [ kĭ-lā′shən ] The combination of a metal ion with a chemical compound to form a ring. Chelation is used in the industrial separation and extraction of metals and to treat metal poisoning. The American Heritage® Science Dictionary Copyright © 2011. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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