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Chelation Moderate

Origin: Latin suffix -tion

Chelation has 3 different meanings across 1 category:

Noun

Definitions
Noun
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

3

the formation of a polydentate chelate compound from a metal salt

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process chemical process
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ion aion tion zion pion sion gion bion fion lion dion cion rion orion obion axion deion trion diion arion
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