chelation

Words with a similar base: chelation

'chelation'

[chelation.n.01] as in: (medicine) the process of removing a heavy metal from the bloodstream by means of a chelate as in treating lead or mercury poisoning

'chelation'

[chelation.n.02] as in: the process of forming a ring by forming one or more hydrogen bonds

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					chelation (English)
├── -ion (English)
└── chelate (English)
    ├── -ate (English)
    └── chela (English)
        └── chele (Latin)
            └── χηλή (Ancient Greek (to 1453))

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