EDTA

Chemistry, Pharmacology.

ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid: a colorless compound, C₁₀H₁₆N₂O₈, capable of chelating a variety of divalent metal cations: as a salt used as an anticoagulant, antioxidant, blood cholesterol reducer, food preservative; as a calcium-disodium salt used in the treatment of lead and other heavy-metal poisonings.

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EDTA

—n
	ethylenediaminetetra-acetic acid; a colourless crystalline slightly soluble organic compound used in inorganic chemistry and biochemistry. It is a powerful chelating agent used to stabilize bleach in detergents. Formula: [(HOOCCH₂)₂NCH₂]₂

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EDTA (ē'dē-tē-ā')
n.
Ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid; a crystalline acid that acts as a strong chelating agent and that forms a sodium salt used as an antidote for metal poisoning and an anticoagulant.

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EDTA
ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid

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