- chelatable
- adjective see chelate II
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
chelatable
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chelate — chelatable, adj. /kee layt/, adj., n., v., chelated, chelating. adj. 1. Chem. a. 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. b. of or noting… … Universalium
chelate — I. adjective Date: 1826 1. resembling or having chelae 2. [from the pincerlike way in which the metal ion is held] of, relating to, or being a chelate II. verb (chelated; chelating) Date: 1922 transitive verb to combine with (a metal) so as to… … New Collegiate Dictionary
chelator — See chelatable. * * * … Universalium
