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chelate (adj.)
"having pincer-like claws," 1826 as a term in zoology; 1920 in chemistry, from Modern Latin
chela
"claw" (from Greek
khele
"claw, talon, cloven hoof;" see
chelicerae
) +
-ate
(2). Related:
Chelated
;
chelating
;
chelation
.
