1. (medicine) the process of removing a heavy metal from the bloodstream by means of a chelate as in treating lead or mercury poisoning 
2. The process of forming a ring by forming one or more hydrogen bonds

Derived forms: chelations

See also: chelate, chelated

Type of: chemical action, chemical change, chemical process, physical process, process

Encyclopedia: Chelation

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