Definitions for chelation
chelation
che·la·tion
Spelling: [kee-ley-shuh n]
IPA: /kiˈleɪ ʃən/
Chelation is a 9 letter English word.
It's valid Words with friends word worth 16 points.
You can make 735 anagrams from letters in chelation (acehilnot).
Definitions for chelation
noun
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Chemistry. the process of chelating.
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Medicine/Medical.
a method of removing certain heavy metals from the bloodstream, used especially in treating lead or mercury poisoning.
a controversial treatment for arteriosclerosis that attempts to remove calcium deposits from the inner walls of the coronary arteries.
Origin of chelation
First recorded in 1930-35; chelate + -ion
Examples for chelation
None of them have any basis in fact, and in the case of chelation therapy can be genuinely dangerous.