acide nitrilotriacétique
- Domaine
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- chimie chimie organique
- Dernière mise à jour
Termes privilégiés :
- acide nitrilotriacétique n. m.
- acide triglycollamique n. m.
Traductions
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anglais
Auteur : Office québécois de la langue française,Définition
A tricarboxylic acid, (CH2COOH)3N, which has been considered as a promising substitute for phosphates in detergent builders because it forms coordination compounds with metals and is highly biodegradable.
Note :
This application was not permitted when preliminary (and still debated) reports indicated that this compound causes cancer in test animals. It is useful as an organic intermediate and chelating agent.
Termes :
- nitrilotriacetic acid
- NTA