Definition of "chelating" []

• Having the ability to undergo chelation (adjective)

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• "There are so-called chelating agents available to promote the elimination of certain radioactive particles."
• "I also started her on DMSA (a chelating agent) to help bind the mercury from her tissues and cells and help her excrete it."
• "In addition to a diagnostic blood level concentration determined prior to therapy initiation, patients should be monitored for rebound in blood lead concentrations after therapy, because, as with all chelating agents, elevated blood lead concentrations and associated symptoms may return rapidly after discontinuation of succimer due to redistribution of lead from bone stores to soft tissues."