ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid
- ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid
A chelating
agent used to remove
multivalent cations from
solution as chelates, and used in
biochemical research to remove Mg
2+, Fe
2+, etc., from reactions affected by such ions. As the
sodium salt, used as a
water softener, to stabilize drugs rapidly decomposed in the presence of traces of
metal ions, and as an
anticoagulant; as the
sodium calcium salt, used to remove
radium,
lead,
strontium,
plutonium, and
cadmium from the hard
tissue, forming
stable un-ionized
soluble compounds that are excreted by the kidneys. Cf.:EGTA. SYN:
edathamil,
edetic acid.
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eth·yl·ene·di·amine·tetra·ace·tic acid -ə-.sēt-ik- n EDTA
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(EDTA) eth·y·lene·di·a·mine·tet·ra·a·ce·tic ac·id (EDTA) (eth″ə-lēn-diґə-mēn-tet″rə-ə-seґtik) a chelating agent that binds calcium and heavy metal ions; used as an anticoagulant for blood specimens and also (see edetate) for treatment of lead poisoning and hypercalcemia.
Medical dictionary.
2011.
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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 — noun a complex molecule used medically to chelate metal ions in cases of lead or heavy metal poisoning • Syn: ↑EDTA • Hypernyms: ↑molecule * * * +|te.trə+... noun Etymology: ethylenediamine + tetra + acetic : a colorless crystalline acid… … Useful english 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