1. Relating to or characterized by chelation
   "chelate minerals are often used in dietary supplements for better absorption";
   - chelated
    
2. Having or resembling chelae or claws
   "The chelate appendages of the crab are used for grasping and tearing food"

1. A heterocyclic compound having a metal ion attached by coordinate bonds to at least two nonmetal ions
   "EDTA is a widely used chelate in various industrial and medical applications";
   - chelate compound

1. Form a chelate, in chemistry
   "The metal ions chelated with the organic compounds"

Derived forms: chelated, chelating, chelates

Type of: constitute, form, heterocycle, heterocyclic, heterocyclic compound, make

Encyclopedia: Chelate