chelate has definitions from the field of chemistry
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[ verb ] (chemistry) form a chelate, in chemistry

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form chelation

2
[ adjective ] having or resembling chelae or claws

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claw

3
[ adjective ] relating to or characterized by chelation

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chelated

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chelation chelation

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[ noun ] (chemistry) a heterocyclic compound having a metal ion attached by coordinate bonds to at least two nonmetal ions

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chelate_compound

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compound heterocycle

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