pentetic acid
Diethylene triamine pentaacetic acid, a polyamino carboxylic acid consisting of a…Diethylene triamine pentaacetic acid (DTPA), a polyamino carboxylic acid consisting of a diethylenetriamine backbone modified with five carboxymethyl groups, used as a chelating agent to treat radioactive contamination.
Meaning
1 senses(uncountable)Diethylene triamine pentaacetic acid (DTPA), a polyamino carboxylic acid consisting of a diethylenetriamine backbone modified with five carboxymethyl groups, used as a chelating agent to treat radioactive contamination.
Word family
2 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable
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