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ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid

ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid is the alternative form of ethylenediaminetetracetic acid.

Meaning of ethylenediaminetetracetic acid

Noun

ethylenediaminetetracetic acid (uncountable, abbreviation EDTA)

  1. A white crystalline acid, C₂H₄(N(CH₂COOH)₂)₂, (and its sodium salt), a strong chelating agent with many industrial and analytical uses.
    Synonyms:
    edetic acid

Questions about ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid

What is ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid the alternative form of?
Ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid is the alternative form of ethylenediaminetetracetic acid.

Words near ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid in the dictionary

  1. ethylenebisdithiocarbamate
  2. ethylenediamine
  3. ethylenediaminetetraacetate
  4. ethylenediaminetetraacetates
  5. ethylenediaminetetraacetic
  6. ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid
  7. ethylenediaminetetracetate
  8. ethylenediaminetetracetates
  9. ethylenediaminetetracetic acid
  10. ethyleneglycol
  11. ethyleneimine

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