noun Etymology: ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid Date: 1951 a white crystalline acid C 10 H 16 N 2 O 8 used especially as a chelating agent, a preservative, and in medicine as an anticoagulant and in the treatment of lead poisoning
EDTA
Meaning of EDTA in English
Merriam Webster. Explanatory English dictionary Merriam Webster. Толковый словарь английского языка Мерриам-Уэбстер. 2012