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ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid

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ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid /eth·y·lene·di·a·mine·tet·ra·a·ce·tic ac·id/ (EDTA) (-di″ah-mēn-tet″rah-ah-se´tik) a chelating agent that binds calcium and other metals, used as an anticoagulant for preserving blood specimens; also used to treat lead poisoning and hypercalcemia (see edetate ).
eth·yl·ene·di·a·mine·tet·ra·a·ce·tic acid (th-ln-d-mn-ttr--stk)
n.
EDTA.


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8 billion won (2005) Head office: 154 Bugok-dong, Nam-gu, Ulsan, Korea Main products: AN, acrylamide, sodium cyanide, ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid (EDTA) AN production lines: 70,000 ton/year line converted to propane process 230,000 ton/year line
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A blood sample was collected from the patient on December 7; anticoagulation was accomplished with ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid (EDTA) for repeated biochemistry analysis and complete blood count.
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[29] The reaction mixture consisted of 40 mmol HEPES, 1 mmol of ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid (EDTA), 1 mmol potassium cyanide (KCN), 0.
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