Chelate (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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adjective
  1. 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.
  2. having a chela or chelae.
noun
  1. a chelate compound.
verb (used without object), che·lat·ed, che·lat·ing.Chemistry.
  1. (of a heterocyclic compound) to react to form a chelate.
  2. (of a compound) to form a ring by forming one or more hydrogen bonds.
verb (used with object), che·lat·ed, che·lat·ing.
  1. to combine (an organic compound) with a metallic ion to form a chelate.
noun
  1. 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
adjective
  1. of or possessing chelae
  2. of or denoting a chelate
verb
  1. to form a chelate
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