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We found 9 dictionaries that define the word chelates:

General (6 matching dictionaries)
  1. chelates: Merriam-Webster
  2. chelates: Collins English Dictionary
  3. chelates: Wiktionary
  4. chelates: Dictionary.com
  5. Chelates: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
  6. chelates: TheFreeDictionary.com

Computing (1 matching dictionary)
  1. chelates: Encyclopedia

Medicine (2 matching dictionaries)
  1. chelates: Merriam-Webster Medical Dictionary
  2. chelates: Medical dictionary

(Note: See chelate as well.)

Definitions from Wiktionary (chelate)

adjective:  (zoology) Having chelae, or in the form of a chela.[from 19th c.]
adjective:  (chemistry) Relating to chelation. [from 20th c.]
noun:  (chemistry) A chelate compound.
verb:  (transitive, chemistry) to form a chelate compound by combining a metal atom to form a ring.
verb:  (transitive, medicine) to remove heavy metals from the bloodstream using a chelate (such as EDTA).
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