EDTA

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does EDTA mean? 

• EDTA (noun)
  The noun EDTA has 1 sense:

1. a complex molecule used medically to chelate metal ions in cases of lead or heavy metal poisoning

  Familiarity information: EDTA used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• EDTA (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A complex molecule used medically to chelate metal ions in cases of lead or heavy metal poisoning

Classified under:

Nouns denoting substances

Synonyms:

EDTA; ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid

Hypernyms ("EDTA" is a kind of...):

molecule ((physics and chemistry) the simplest structural unit of an element or compound)

 Context examples 

Minocycline-EDTA removes metals that bacteria use to form biofilms (thin layers stuck to surfaces).

(minocycline-EDTA, NCI Dictionary)

A combination preparation containing minocycline, a broad-spectrum, semi-synthetic tetracycline antibiotic, and ethylenediaminetetraacetate (EDTA) with antimicrobial and anticoagulant activities.

(minocycline-EDTA, NCI Thesaurus)

The calcium salt of pentetic acid, a synthetic chelating agent related to the chelating agent ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid (EDTA).

(Pentetic acid calcium, NCI Thesaurus)

It is a combination of minocycline, an antibiotic that blocks the growth of bacteria, and EDTA, a substance that keeps blood clots from forming.

(M-EDTA, NCI Dictionary)

Also called edetic acid and EDTA.

(Etheylenediaminetetraacetic acid, NCI Dictionary)

Also called EDTA and etheylenediaminetetraacetic acid.

(Edetic acid, NCI Dictionary)

A measurement of the volume of serum or plasma that would be cleared of Ethylenediamine tetraacetic acid (EDTA) through its excretion for a specified unit of time.

(EDTA Clearance, NCI Thesaurus)

After hydrolysis to an active form that is similar to ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid (EDTA), dexrazoxane chelates iron, limiting the formation of free radical-generating anthracycline-iron complexes, which may minimize anthracycline-iron complex-mediated oxidative damage to cardiac and soft tissues.

(Dexrazoxane, NCI Thesaurus)

M-EDTA removes metals that bacteria use to form biofilms (thin layers stuck to surfaces).

(M-EDTA, NCI Dictionary)

EDTA, a metal chelator, exerts its anticoagulant activity by binding to calcium, thereby impeding the activity of calcium-dependent coagulation proteins.

(minocycline-EDTA, NCI Thesaurus)