different between chelation vs chelate

English

Etymology

From chelate +? -ion.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?ki??le????n/

Noun

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

• metallochelation
• transchelation

Related terms

• chelate
• chelated
• chelatively

Translations

Anagrams

• ethanolic, nahcolite, netaholic

English

Etymology

From chela +? -ate.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?ki??le?t/

Adjective

chelate (comparative more chelate, superlative most chelate)

1. (zoology) having chelae, or in the form of a chela [from 19th c.]
2. (chemistry) relating to chelation [from 20th c.]

Noun

chelate (plural chelates)

1. (chemistry) A chelate compound.
   • 2012, H. DeWayne Ashmead, Amino Acid Chelation in Human and Animal Nutrition, CRC Press (?ISBN)

     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.

Derived terms

• chelate complex

Verb

chelate (third-person singular simple present chelates, present participle chelating, simple past and past participle chelated)

1. (transitive, chemistry) to form a chelate compound by combining a metal atom to form a ring
2. (transitive, medicine) to remove heavy metals from the bloodstream using a chelate (such as EDTA)

Derived terms

• chelation

Anagrams

• Le Tache, cheetal

Italian

Adjective

chelate

1. feminine plural of chelato