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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (2)

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;


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

chelation \chelation\ n. the process of removing a heavy metal from a solution by means of a chelate; as (Med.) the treatment of lead or mercury poisoning by adding a chelating agent to the blood. [WordNet 1.5 +PJC] 2. the process of forming a ring by forming one or more hydrogen bonds. [WordNet 1.5]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

chelation n 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