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From poly- + amino + polycarboxylic acid.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Today it means: Any of a class of polycarboxylic acids that have a backbone containing several amino groups; they form chelation complexes with metals; the most common example is ethylenediaminetetracetic acid Full definition →
From poly- + amino + polycarboxylic acid.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.