ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid

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   a complex molecule used medically to chelate metal ions in cases of lead or heavy metal poisoning

   SynonymsEDTA

   Broadermolecule

Questions about ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid

What does ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid mean?

ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid means "a complex molecule used medically to chelate metal ions in cases of lead or heavy metal poisoning".

What is another word for ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid?

Close synonyms include EDTA. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid a common word?

ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.