Etymology From chela + -ate (adjective-forming suffix).
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Biology, Natural sciences, Zoology Having chelae, or in the form of a chela.[from 19th c.]
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Chemistry, Natural sciences, Physical sciences Relating to chelation.
chelate
noun
Etymology From chela + -ate (forms nouns related to chemistry, mainly salts and esters of an acid).
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Chemistry, Natural sciences, Physical sciences A 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:
chelate
verb
Etymology From chelate compound + -ate (verb-forming suffix).
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Chemistry, Natural sciences, Physical sciences to form a chelate compound by combining a metal atom to form a ring.
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Medicine, Sciences to remove heavy metals from the bloodstream using a chelate (such as EDTA).