คีเลชัน(kee-lay-chân)

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chelation (chemistry)

a chemical process where a substance (a chelator) binds tightly to a metal ion to form a stable complex

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ในnaiในnai1of; belonging to (formal)2in; inside; within3during; in (time)วิชาเคมีwí-chaa kay-meeวิชาเคมีwí-chaa kay-meechemistry (school subject)เราraoเราrao1we; us2I; me (informal/regional)เรียนriianเรียนriian1[to] study; learn2[to] take (a course/subject)3[to] respectfully inform; address (formal)เรื่องrêuuangเรื่องrêuuang1about; regarding (as a topic marker)2story; tale3classifier for stories/films/cases4matter; issue; subjectปฏิกิริยาbpà-dtì-gì-rí-yaaปฏิกิริยาbpà-dtì-gì-rí-yaa1chemical reaction2reaction; responseคีเลชันkee-lay-chânคีเลชันkee-lay-chân1chelation (chemistry)2chelation therapyซึ่งsêungซึ่งsêung1which; that (relative pronoun)2which/and this; introducing explanationคือkeuคือkeu1namely; that is; i.e.2to be (definition/identification)การที่gaan têeการที่gaan têethe fact that; nominalizer introducing a clauseโมเลกุลmoh-lay-gunโมเลกุลmoh-lay-gunmoleculeจับjàpจับjàp1[to] detect; pick up; sense2[to] arrest3[to] catch; seize; capture4[to] touch; feel5[to] hold; grasp6[to] attack; come on (of fever)กับgàpกับgàp1to; toward (recipient/target)2and (informal)3with; together with4classifier: sets/pairs (spoon and fork)5side dish; accompaniment6against; versusไอออนai-onไอออนai-onionของkŏngของkŏng1of; belonging to2property; goods3thing; item; stuffโลหะloh-hàโลหะloh-hàmetal
In chemistry class, we learned about the chelation reaction, which is when a molecule binds with a metal ion.
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chelation therapy

a medical treatment that uses chelating agents to remove heavy metals from the body, for example in cases of lead or mercury poisoning

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