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EDTA
(redirected from Edetate calcium disodium)

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EDTA  (d-t-)
n.
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
n
(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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Noun1.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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There have been cases where children and adults have died when they were mistakenly given Edetate Disodium instead of Edetate Calcium Disodium (Calcium Disodium Versenate) or when Edetate Disodium was used for chelation therapies and other uses that are not approved by FDA.
Warnings issued on detate Disodium by Adverse Event Reporting News
 
 
 
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