chelate: Meaning and Definition of

che•late

1. of or noting a heterocyclic compound having a central metallic ion attached by covalent bonds to two or more nonmetallic atoms in the same molecule.
2. of or noting a compound having a cyclic structure resulting from the formation of one or more hydrogen bonds in the same molecule.
2. having a chela or chelae.

1. a chelate compound.

1. to combine (an organic compound) with a metallic ion to form a chelate.