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sodium citrate

n :  a crystalline salt C6H5Na3O7 used chiefly as an expectorant, a systemic and urinary alkalizer, a chelating agent to increase urinary excretion of calcium in hypercalcemia and lead in lead poisoning, and in combination as an anticoagulant (as in stored blood) .
 
 
 
Similar sounding terms:  sodium stearate 

 
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