chelation

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 (synset 113467145)
    referred to in: medical specialty, medicine - the branches of medical science that deal with nonsurgical techniques
    is a type of: physical process, process - a sustained phenomenon or one marked by gradual changes through a series of states
  2. The process of forming a ring by forming one or more hydrogen bonds (synset 113467004)
    is a type of: chemical action, chemical change, chemical process - (chemistry) any process determined by the atomic and molecular composition and structure of the substances involved

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