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

Derived forms: chelate compounds

Type of: heterocycle, heterocyclic, heterocyclic compound