Definition of "chelate"

chelate

/ˈkiːˌleɪt/

adjective
comparative more chelate, superlative most chelate
1. (zoology) having chelae, or in the form of a chela
2. (chemistry) relating to chelation
noun
plural chelates
1. (chemistry) A chelate compound.
  Quotations
  In the early 1960s, a study was conducted in which gestating rats were given diets containing the same mineral content of mineral salts or amino acid chelates.
  2012, H. DeWayne Ashmead, Amino Acid Chelation in Human and Animal Nutrition, CRC Press
verb
third-person singular simple present chelates, present participle chelating, simple past and past participle chelated
1. (transitive, chemistry) to form a chelate compound by combining a metal atom to form a ring
2. (transitive, medicine) to remove heavy metals from the bloodstream using a chelate (such as EDTA)