ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid
Chemistry
noun
A crystalline acid widely used, especially in the form of its salts, as a chelating and sequestering agent for metal ions in industry, biology, and medicine.
- Formula: C2H4(N(CH2COOH)2)2..
Origin
1940s; earliest use found in British Journal Photography.
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