HyperDic: ethylenediaminetetraacetic_acid

English > 1 sense of the expression ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid:
NOUNsubstanceethylenediaminetetraacetic acid, EDTAa complex molecule used medically to chelate metal ions in cases of lead or heavy metal poisoning
English > ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid: 1 sense > noun 1, substance
MeaningA complex molecule used medically to chelate metal ions in cases of lead or heavy metal poisoning.
SynonymEDTA
Broadermolecule(physics and chemistry) the simplest structural unit of an element or compound

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