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CHELATE COMPOUND
Dictionary entry overview: What does chelate compound mean?
• CHELATE COMPOUND (noun)
The noun CHELATE COMPOUND has 1 sense:
1. a heterocyclic compound having a metal ion attached by coordinate bonds to at least two nonmetal ions
Familiarity information: CHELATE COMPOUND used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A heterocyclic compound having a metal ion attached by coordinate bonds to at least two nonmetal ions
Classified under:
Nouns denoting substances
Synonyms:
chelate; chelate compound
Hypernyms ("chelate compound" is a kind of...):
heterocycle; heterocyclic; heterocyclic compound (a compound containing a heterocyclic ring)
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