adj.
1.relating to or characterized by chelation
2.having or resembling chelae or claws chelate n.
1.a heterocyclic compound having a metal ion attached by coordinate bonds to at least two nonmetal ions chelate v.
1.form a chelate, in chemistry
Idiom of the Day
promise (someone) the moon
to promise something that is impossible
Before the election the politicians promised everybody the moon but after they were elected they began to talk differently.