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ethylenediaminetetracetic acid

/ˌɛ.θɪ.liːnˈdaɪ.ə.miːn.tɛ.trəˌsiː.tɪk ˈæ.sɪd/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
ethylene-di-aminete-tracetic acid
IPA
/ˌɛ.θɪ.liːnˈdaɪ.ə.miːn.tɛ.trəˌsiː.tɪk ˈæ.sɪd/
45
Scrabble Score
29
Letters
4
Syllables
12
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A white crystalline acid, C₂H₄(N(CH₂COOH)₂)₂, (and its sodium salt), a strong chelating agent with many industrial and analytical uses.

Uncountable

Usage

Inflected Forms

EDTA (abbreviation)

Frequently Paired Words

ethylenediaminetetracetate ethylenediaminetetraacetate edetate

Synonyms

edetic acid

Questions

How do you pronounce ethylenediaminetetracetic acid?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˌɛ.θɪ.liːnˈdaɪ.ə.miːn.tɛ.trəˌsiː.tɪk ˈæ.sɪd/.
What does ethylenediaminetetracetic acid mean?
A white crystalline acid, C₂H₄(N(CH₂COOH)₂)₂, (and its sodium salt), a strong chelating agent with many industrial and analytical uses.

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