CHELATE


Meaning of CHELATE in English

I. ˈkē-ˌlāt also ˈchē- adjective

Date: 1826

1. : resembling or having chelae

2.

[from the pincerlike way in which the metal ion is held]

: of, relating to, or being a chelate

II. verb

( che·lat·ed ; che·lat·ing )

Date: 1922

transitive verb

: to combine with (a metal) so as to form a chelate ring

intransitive verb

: to react so as to form a chelate ring

• che·lat·able -ˌlā-tə-bəl adjective

III. noun

Date: 1943

: a compound having a ring structure that usually contains a metal ion held by coordinate bonds

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.