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Chelator meaning
A chelating agent
Example sentences (3)
The globally used pesticide glyphosate is of interest here because it has only been recently revealed that it is a mineral chelator.
In its use in foods and dietary supplements, it may be classified as a processing aid if the purpose it was added was for a technical or functional effect (e.g. acidulent, chelator, viscosifier, etc..
In some cases, a ligand contains more than one donor atom, forming very strong complexes, also called chelates (the ligand is the chelator).