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nitrilotriacetic

nitrilotriacetic adjective: of or pertaining to nitrilotriacetic acid or its derivatives.

Adjective

nitrilotriacetic (not comparable)

  1. Of or pertaining to nitrilotriacetic acid or its derivatives

Origin of nitrilotriacetic

From nitrile + -o- + tri- + acetic.

Phrases with nitrilotriacetic

Questions about nitrilotriacetic

What does nitrilotriacetic mean?
Nitrilotriacetic means of or pertaining to nitrilotriacetic acid or its derivatives.
What part of speech is nitrilotriacetic?
Nitrilotriacetic is an adjective.

Words near nitrilotriacetic in the dictionary

  1. nitriloacetates
  2. nitriloacetic
  3. nitriloside
  4. nitrilotriacetate
  5. nitrilotriacetates
  6. nitrilotriacetic
  7. nitrilotriacetic acid
  8. nitrils
  9. nitrimine
  10. nitrimines
  11. nitritation

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