Etymology

diethylenetriaminepentaacetate

Today it means: Any salt or ester of diethylenetriaminepentaacetic acid Full definition →

English acetate ← Ancient Greek πεντᾰ- (pentă-) ← Proto-Hellenic *pénkʷe
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  1. Englishdiethylene
  2. Englishtriamine
  3. Proto-Indo-European*pénkʷe
  4. Proto-Hellenic*pénkʷe
  5. Ancient Greekπέντε (pénte)
  6. Ancient Greekπεντᾰ- (pentă-)
  7. Englishpenta-
  8. Englishacetate
  9. English todaydiethylenetriaminepentaacetate

From diethylene + triamine + penta- + acetate.

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