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EDTA: Meaning and Definition of
EDTA
Pronunciation: [key]
— Chem., Pharm. Chem.,Pharm.
- ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid: a colorless compound, CHNO, capable of chelating a variety of divalent metal cations: as a salt used as an anticoagulant, antioxidant, blood cholesterol reducer, food preservative; as a calcium-disodium salt used in the treatment of lead and other heavy-metal poisonings.
See also:
- edta (Thesaurus)
