Meanings
chelate1
comparative more chelate · superlative most chelate
- chemistryRelating to chelation.
chelate2
plural chelates
- chemistryA chelate compound.
In the early 1960s, a study was conducted in which gestating rats were given diets containing the same mineral content of mineral salts or amino acid chelates.
2012, H. DeWayne Ashmead, Amino Acid Chelation in Human and Animal Nutrition, CRC Press, →ISBN
chelate3
present singular third person chelates · participle present chelating · participle past chelated · past chelated
- transitivechemistryto form a chelate compound by combining a metal atom to form a ring.
- transitivemedicineto remove heavy metals from the bloodstream using a chelate (such as EDTA).
Synonyms & antonyms
adjectiverelating to or characterized by chelation
nouna heterocyclic compound having a metal ion attached by coordinate bonds to at least two nonmetal ions
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
chelate · adjective
- Hindiचेला (celā)
- Englishchela
- Englishchelate
From chela + -ate (adjective-forming suffix).
Full word history & related roots →chelate · noun
- Hindiचेला (celā)
- Englishchela
- Englishchelate
From chela + -ate (forms nouns related to chemistry, mainly salts and esters of an acid).
Full word history & related roots →chelate · verb
From chelate compound + -ate (verb-forming suffix).
Full word history & related roots →Cite this entry
chelate. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chelate
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