chelation
/ki'leɪʃən/
noun
9 letters3 syllables14 points in Scrabble®16 points in WWF®
DEFINITIONS2
NOUN
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.
WORD FORMS
Related formchelate
GAME SCORES
Scrabble®14 points
Words With Friends®16 points
Double word28 points
Triple word42 points
GOOD TO KNOW
Pig Latinelationchay
Starts & ends withC … N
Syllablesche · la · tion
SYNONYMS & RELATED1
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