diethylenetriaminepentaacetate

noun

Any salt or ester of diethylenetriaminepentaacetic acid

OriginEnglish acetate ← Ancient Greek πεντᾰ- (pentă-) ← Proto-Hellenic *pénkʷe →
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Meanings

noundiethylenetriaminepentaacetate (uncountable)
  1. uncountablechemistryAny salt or ester of diethylenetriaminepentaacetic acid

Origin

  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. Englishdiethylenetriaminepentaacetate

From diethylene + triamine + penta- + acetate.

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