Definitions for chelate

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chelate che·late

Spelling: [kee-leyt]

IPA: /ˈki leɪt/

Chelate is a 7 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 12 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 13 points.

You can make 171 anagrams from letters in chelate (aceehlt).

Definitions for chelate

noun

1. Chemistry. a chelate compound.

adjective

1. Chemistry. of or noting a heterocyclic compound having a central metallic ion attached by covalent bonds to two or more nonmetallic atoms in the same molecule. of or noting a compound having a cyclic structure resulting from the formation of one or more hydrogen bonds in the same molecule.
2. Zoology. having a chela or chelae.

verb (used with object)

1. Chemistry. to combine (an organic compound) with a metallic ion to form a chelate.

verb (used without object)

1. (of a heterocyclic compound) to react to form a chelate.
2. (of a compound) to form a ring by forming one or more hydrogen bonds.

Origin of chelate

First recorded in 1820-30; chel(a)¹ + -ate¹

Examples for chelate

Two pairs of the thoracic feet are chelate, and three pairs are longer than the others.

Appendages of 2nd pair folding in a vertical plane, not chelate, the claw long and movable.

chelate: bearing a cheat or claw; applied when claws are capable of being drawn down or back upon the last tarsal joint.