Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun chelation

2 senses of chelation

Sense 1
chelation -- ((medicine) the process of removing a heavy metal from the bloodstream by means of a chelate as in treating lead or mercury poisoning)
       => process, physical process -- (a sustained phenomenon or one marked by gradual changes through a series of states; "events now in process"; "the process of calcification begins later for boys than for girls")

Sense 2
chelation -- (the process of forming a ring by forming one or more hydrogen bonds)
       => chemical process, chemical change, chemical action -- ((chemistry) any process determined by the atomic and molecular composition and structure of the substances involved)