EDTA

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A crystalline acid, C₁₀H₁₆N₂O₈, that acts as a strong chelating agent. The sodium salt of EDTA is used as an antidote for metal poisoning, an anticoagulant, and an ingredient in a variety of industrial reagents.

[e(thylene)d(iamine)t(etraacetic) a(cid).]

EDTA

(Chemistry / Elements & Compounds) ethylenediaminetetra-acetic acid; a colourless crystalline slightly soluble organic compound used in inorganic chemistry and biochemistry. It is a powerful chelating agent used to stabilize bleach in detergents. Formula: [(HOOCCH₂)₂NCH₂]₂

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

ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid

molecule - (physics and chemistry) the simplest structural unit of an element or compound

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chelate chelated chelation complexometric titration complexone ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid molecule			EDTA will NOT remove those metals that are "stuck" into tissues, but do a great job in removing metals that are free floating. How Chelation Works by Karl Loren / Health, general community Due to this treacherous but very common phenomenon, I described in the article my observations wherein the chelating agent EDTA had induced vivid side effects in the patient's brain. A follow-up on chelation and bioresonance testing article by Yurkovsky, Savely / Townsend Letter 2] EDTA blood collection tube with a pink cap for rapid and easy identification as a blood-bank tube. Pink cap for easy ID by Medical Laboratory Observer			Edmund I Edmund II Edmund Ironside Edmund John Millington Synge Edmund Kean Edmund Malone Edmund Spenser Edmund Wilson Edna Ferber Edna Millay Edna O'Brien Edna Saint Vincent Millay Edo Edom Edomite Edouard Lemaitre Edouard Manet Edouard Vuillard EDP Edriophthalma Edriophthalmous Edronax EDS Edsel Bryant Ford EDT EDTA edu Eduard Buchner educability educable educand educate educated educated guess educatee education Education Department Education Secretary educational educational activity educational adviser educational institution educational program educational psychology educational quotient educational television Educational Welfare Officer educationalist educationally educationist educative			Edson and District Community Learning Society Edson Arantes do Nascimento Edson Arantes do Nascimento Edson deCastro Edson, Merritt A. EDSP EDSPEC EDSPL EDSQ EDSR EDSRA EDSRG EDSS EDSSC EDST EDSTAC EDSTP EDSU EDSUM EDSVS EDSX EDT EDT EDT-C EDT-C/G EDT-G EDTA EDTA calcium EDTA-ERA Edtac EDTAP eDTAU EDTC EDTC EDTCC EDTCF EDTD Edtec EdTech Leaders Online EDTEL EDTF EDTFA EDTG EDTGA EDTHP EDTI EDTIAR EDTIB EDTL EDTLS EDTM EDTMP

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