# polyaminopolycarboxylic acid

> English word · Noun

## Definitions
1. 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

## Etymology
From poly- + amino + polycarboxylic acid.

## Source
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