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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024che•late (kē′lāt),USA pronunciation adj., n., v., -lat•ed, -lat•ing. adj. - 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.
- Zoologyhaving a chela or chelae.
n. - Chemistrya chelate compound.
v.i. Chem. - Chemistry(of a heterocyclic compound) to react to form a chelate.
- Chemistry(of a compound) to form a ring by forming one or more hydrogen bonds.
v.t. - Chemistryto combine (an organic compound) with a metallic ion to form a chelate.
che′lat•a•ble, adj. Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: chelate /ˈkiːleɪt/ n - 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
adj - of or possessing chelae
- of or denoting a chelate
vb - (intransitive) to form a chelate
Etymology: 20th Century: from chela1 |