aminopolycarboxylic acid

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Noun[edit]

aminopolycarboxylic acid (plural aminopolycarboxylic acids)

  1. (organic chemistry) A chemical compound containing one or more nitrogen atoms connected through carbon atoms to two or more carboxyl groups.
    Synonym: (abbreviation) APCA

Coordinate terms[edit]

  • aminopolycarboxylate (coordinate as a base versus an acid, but synonymous in the practical sense that the conjugate base and conjugate acid coexist in solution)