complexing
Chelating metal ions
Complexing is forming a chemical complex—a structure where molecules or ions bind together, often around a central metal atom.
In chemistry, complexing agents capture metal ions: The EDTA is complexing with the calcium in the water.
The term appears in technical contexts involving water treatment, biochemistry, and industrial processes.
Chemical metal-ion capture
- coordinationOrganized cooperative movement
- ligandMolecule that binds centrally
- sequestrationAct of setting apart
- bindingLegally or morally required
stability · equilibrium · speciation · affinity · chelate · ligation · octahedral · tetrahedral
chelation
Chemical metal-ion capture
- coordinationOrganized cooperative movement
- ligandMolecule that binds centrally
- sequestrationAct of setting apart
binding · stability · equilibrium · speciation · affinity · chelate · ligation · octahedral · tetrahedral · solubility
complexingdissociating
Mentally separating from awareness
dissociation · releasing · unbinding · liberating · separating
complex, complicated, complication, complicate, complacent, complacency, complexes, complexed, complected