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CHELATION
chelation
(noun) the process of forming a ring by forming one or more hydrogen bonds
chelation
(noun) (medicine) the process of removing a heavy metal from the bloodstream by means of a chelate as in treating lead or mercury poisoning
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
chelation (countable and uncountable, plural chelations)
(chemistry) the formation of a polydentate chelate compound from a metal salt
(medicine) the use of this process to remove metal ions from solution, especially to counter poisoning by heavy metals
Anagrams
• ethanolic, nahcolite, netaholic
Source: Wiktionary
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GUILLOTINE
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