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