chelation

kiˈleɪʃən

Definition

Definition of chelation - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

chemistry

TECH.

formation of a stable complex with metal ions

TECH.

Chelation is crucial in metal ion extraction.

binding

medical

TECH.

removal of heavy metals from the body

TECH.

Chelation therapy treats lead poisoning effectively.

cleansing

detoxification

purification

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Origin of chelation

Greek, chele (claw)

Terms with chelation included in their meaning

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chelate

adj.

chemistry

related to the process of chelation

chelating

adj.

chemical process

relating to the process of chelation

Examples of chelation in a sentence

Scientists study chelation for environmental cleanup.
Doctors recommend chelation for mercury detoxification.
Chelation is crucial in treating metal poisoning cases.

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French:chélation, chélatation, ...
German:Chelatbildung, Chelattherapie, ...
Italian:chelazione, ...
Spanish:quelación, terapia de quelación, ...
Portuguese:quelatação, quelagem, ...
Chinese:螯合, 螯合疗法, ...
Japanese:キレーション, 重金属除去, ...
Arabic:تخليب, اِسْتِخْلاب, ...
Hebrew:כַּיְלֵצְיָה, כֵּלָטִיָּה, ...
Russian:хелатирование, хелатотерапия, ...
Ukrainian:хелація, хелування, ...
Hindi:चिलेशन, ...
Bengali:কিলেশন, ধাতু অপসারণ, ...
Catalan:quelació, ...
Czech:chelatace, chelatační léčba, ...
Danish:keletering, chelatbehandling, ...
Dutch:chelatie, chelatietherapie, ...
Greek:χηλίωση, ...
Hungarian:keláció, kelációs kezelés, ...
Khmer:ការចងភ្ជាប់ជាស្មុគស្មាញ, ការព្យាបាលដោយចាប់យកលោហៈធ្ងន់, ...
Korean:킬레이션, ...
Persian:کلاته‌کردن, کلاتاسیون, ...
Polish:chelatacja, ...
Portuguese (BR):quelatação, quelação, ...
Romanian:chelare, ...
Swedish:kelering, kelatbehandling, ...
Thai:การคีเลชั่น, การบำบัดด้วยคีเลชั่น, ...
Turkish:şelasyon, ...
Vietnamese:sự tạo phức, loại bỏ kim loại nặng, ...

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Noun

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