Definition of ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid in English:
ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid
noun
Chemistry
A crystalline acid widely used, especially in the form of its salts, as a chelating and sequestering agent for metal ions in industry, biology, and medicine.
Origin
1940s; earliest use found in British Journal Photography.
Definition of ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid in US English:
ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid
noun
Chemistry
A crystalline acid widely used, especially in the form of its salts, as a chelating and sequestering agent for metal ions in industry, biology, and medicine.
Origin
1940s; earliest use found in British Journal Photography.