Useful english dictionary. 2012.
chelating agent — che·lat·ing agent kē .lā tiŋ n chelator * * * a chemical compound that forms complexes by binding metal ions. Some chelating agents, including desferrioxamine and penicillamine, are drugs used to treat metal poisoning: the metal is bound to the… … Medical dictionary
chelating agent — che lat*ing a gent, n. (Chem.) a compound which forms a chelate with a metal ion. Note: Commonly used chelating agents in laboratory use are {EDTA} and {sodium citrate}. Citrate is used as an additive to blood collected in blood banks, to chelate … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
EDTA — chelating agent che lat*ing a gent, n. (Chem.) a compound which forms a chelate with a metal ion. Note: Commonly used chelating agents in laboratory use are {EDTA} and {sodium citrate}. Citrate is used as an additive to blood collected in blood… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
sodium citrate — chelating agent che lat*ing a gent, n. (Chem.) a compound which forms a chelate with a metal ion. Note: Commonly used chelating agents in laboratory use are {EDTA} and {sodium citrate}. Citrate is used as an additive to blood collected in blood… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Re — Re; re·able; re·absorb; re·absorption; re·accept; re·access; re·accession; re·acclimatization; re·acclimatize; re·accommodate; re·accommodation; re·accounting; re·accredit; re·accreditation; re·acetylation; re·acknowledge; re·acquaint;… … English syllables
literature — /lit euhr euh cheuhr, choor , li treuh /, n. 1. writings in which expression and form, in connection with ideas of permanent and universal interest, are characteristic or essential features, as poetry, novels, history, biography, and essays. 2.… … Universalium
