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EDTA

Chem., Pharm.
ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid: a colorless compound, C₁₀H₁₆N₂O₈, 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.

Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.

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