ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid
- ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid
noun
a complex molecule used medically to chelate metal ions in cases of lead or heavy metal poisoning
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: a colorless crystalline acid (HOOCCH2)2NCH2CH2N(CH2COOH)2 used especially in the form of its salts (as the tetrasodium salt or the calcium disodium salt) as a chelating and sequestering agent in industry, in chemical analysis, and in pharmacy and medicine (as in the treatment of lead poisoning) — abbr.
EDTA
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/eth"euh leen duy"euh meen te"treuh euh see"tik, -set"ik, -min-; eth'euh leen duy'euh meen te'treuh euh see"tik, -set"ik, -min-/, Chem., Pharm.
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1940-45; ETHYLENE + DIAMINE + TETRA- + ACETIC ACID]
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Ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid — EDTA redirects here. For other uses, see EDTA (disambiguation). Ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid … Wikipedia
ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid — etilendinitrilotetraacto rūgštis statusas T sritis chemija formulė [(HOOCCH₂)₂NCH₂]₂ santrumpa( os) EDTA atitikmenys: angl. edetic acid; ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid; ethylenedinitrilotetraacetic acid rus. комплексон II; эдетовая кислота;… … Chemijos terminų aiškinamasis žodynas
ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid — A chelating agent used to remove multivalent cations from solution as chelates, and used in biochemical research to remove Mg2+, Fe2+, etc., from reactions affected by such ions. As the sodium salt, used as a water softener, to stabilize drugs… … Medical dictionary
ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid — /eth euh leen duy euh meen te treuh euh see tik, set ik, min ; eth euh leen duy euh meen te treuh euh see tik, set ik, min /, Chem., Pharm. See EDTA. [1940 45; ETHYLENE + DIAMINE + TETRA + ACETIC ACID] * * * … Universalium
ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid — noun Date: 1942 EDTA … New Collegiate Dictionary
ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid — EDTA … The new mediacal dictionary
ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid — eth′yl•ene•di′a•mine•tet′ra•a•ce′tic ac′id [[t]ˈɛθ ə linˈdaɪ ə minˈtɛ trə əˈsi tɪk, ˈsɛt ɪk, mɪn , ˌɛθ ə linˌdaɪ ə minˌtɛ trə [/t]] n. pha See EDTA • Etymology: 1940–45 … From formal English to slang
Кислота Этилендиаминтетрауксусная (Edta, Ethylenediaminetetraacetic Acid) — см. Эдитат. Источник: Медицинский словарь … Медицинские термины
edetic acid — SYN: ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid. * * * edet·ic ac·id (ə detґik) ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid (EDTA) … Medical dictionary
Carboxylic acid — Structure of a carboxylic acid Carboxylate ion … Wikipedia
