chelate
pronunciation
How to pronounce chelate in British English:
UK ['ki:leɪt]
How to pronounce chelate in American English:
US ['kiˌleɪt]
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- Noun:
- a heterocyclic compound having a metal ion attached by coordinate bonds to at least two nonmetal ions
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- Verb:
- form a chelate, in chemistry
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- Adjective:
- relating to or characterized by chelation
- having or resembling chelae or claws
Word Origin
- chelate (adj.)
- "having pincer-like claws," 1826 as a term in zoology; 1920 in chemistry, from Modern Latin chela "claw" (from Greek khele "claw, talon, cloven hoof;" see chelicerae) + -ate (2). Related: Chelated; chelating; chelation.
Example
- 1. Effects on the raising of bone density by calcium complex l-amino acid chelate compound in wean .
- 2. Chelate fertilizer application could markedly enhance the nutritive quality of green chinese onion than that of conventional fertilizer , it not only increased vitamin c content but also deceased nitrate content in welsh-onion stalk .
- 3. It is non-oxidizing , provides the necessary solubility , will not chelate metal ions , and has relatively low toxicity .