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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Word of the Day

23 February 2025

BARGAIN

(noun) an advantageous purchase; “she got a bargain at the auction”; “the stock was a real buy at that price”


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Coffee Trivia

Coffee starts as a yellow berry, changes into a red berry, and then is picked by hand to harvest. The red berry is de-shelled through a water soaking process and what’s left inside is the green coffee bean. This bean then dries in the sun for 3-5 days, where it is then packed and ready for sale.

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