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Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   Initialism of ethylenediaminetetracetic acid or ethylenediaminetetraacetate. abbreviation, alt-of, initialism, uncountable
2. 2
   a complex molecule used medically to chelate metal ions in cases of lead or heavy metal poisoning wordnet

Synonyms

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chelating agentchelating ligandchelation reagentchelatorcomplexometric reagentcomplexometric titrant

Antonyms

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monodentate ligandnonchelating agentnonchelatornoncomplexing reagent