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chelation

/kiːˈleɪʃən/

chelation noun: the formation of a polydentate chelate compound from a metal salt.

Noun

chelation (countable and uncountable, plural chelations)

  1. The formation of a polydentate chelate compound from a metal salt.
  2. The use of this process to remove metal ions from solution, especially to counter poisoning by heavy metals.

chelation meaning in Tamil, Malay and Indonesian

chelation in Tamil

இடுக்கி இணைப்பு, இடுக்கல், இடுக்கி இணைப்பு வினை, கொடுக்காதல்

chelation in Malay

formation of a polydentate chelate compound from a metal salt
pengkelatan

chelation in Indonesian

formation of a polydentate chelate compound from a metal salt
kelasi, pengkelatan, penyepitan

Forms of chelation

pluralchelations

Origin of chelation

From chelate + -ion.

Words formed from chelation

Questions about chelation

What does chelation mean?
Chelation means the formation of a polydentate chelate compound from a metal salt.
What is chelation in Tamil?
Chelation in Tamil is இடுக்கி இணைப்பு, இடுக்கல், இடுக்கி இணைப்பு வினை. See Chelation meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is chelation?
Chelation is a noun.
How do you pronounce chelation?
Chelation is pronounced /kiːˈleɪʃən/.
What is the plural of chelation?
The plural of chelation is chelations.

Words near chelation in the dictionary

  1. chelaters
  2. chelates
  3. chelating
  4. chelating agent
  5. chelating agents
  6. chelation
  7. chelations
  8. chelative
  9. chelatometric
  10. chelator
  11. chelators

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Adapted from Wiktionary: chelation (page history and authors); chelation (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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