| NOUN | process | chelation | (medicine) the process of removing a heavy metal from the bloodstream by means of a chelate as in treating lead or mercury poisoning |
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| process | chelation | the process of forming a ring by forming one or more hydrogen bonds |
| Meaning | (medicine) the process of removing a heavy metal from the bloodstream by means of a chelate as in treating lead or mercury poisoning. | |
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| Category | medicine, medical specialty | The branches of medical science that deal with nonsurgical techniques |
| Broader | process, physical process | A sustained phenomenon or one marked by gradual changes through a series of states |
| Spanish | quelación | |
| Catalan | quelació, quelat | |
| Verbs | chelate | form a chelate, in chemistry |
| Meaning | The process of forming a ring by forming one or more hydrogen bonds. | |
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| Broader | chemical process, chemical change, chemical action | (chemistry) any process determined by the atomic and molecular composition and structure of the substances involved |
| Adjectives | chelate, chelated | relating to or characterized by chelation |
| Verbs | chelate | form a chelate, in chemistry |
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