chelation
/kiːˈleɪʃən/
chelation noun: the formation of a polydentate chelate compound from a metal salt.
Noun
chelation (countable and uncountable, plural chelations)
- The formation of a polydentate chelate compound from a metal salt.
- 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
| plural | chelations |
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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
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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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