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chelate compound

chelate compound noun: a cyclic compound in which a metal atom is bonded to at least two other atoms.

Noun

chelate compound (plural chelate compounds)

  1. A cyclic compound in which a metal atom is bonded to at least two other atoms.

Forms of chelate compound

pluralchelate compounds

Questions about chelate compound

What does chelate compound mean?
Chelate compound means a cyclic compound in which a metal atom is bonded to at least two other atoms.
What part of speech is chelate compound?
Chelate compound is a noun.
What is the plural of chelate compound?
The plural of chelate compound is chelate compounds.

Words near chelate compound in the dictionary

  1. chelatase
  2. chelatases
  3. chelate
  4. chelate complex
  5. chelate complexes
  6. chelate compound
  7. chelate compounds
  8. chelated
  9. chelater
  10. chelaters
  11. chelates

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