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luminol

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7 lettersPronunciation /ˈljuːmɪnɒl/Part of speech nounSorted illmnouStarts with LEnds with L0 clues
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Definitions

  1. a compound (5-amino-2,3-dihydro-1,4-phthalazinedione) that emits light when it comes into contact with blood

Used in a sentence

  • The board was fully supportive, Mr. McDevitt said, even when Mr. Wheeler needed to buy a gallon of cow’s blood and a supply of luminol, a blood-detection chemical.
  • Luminoling of material can establish unequivocally that no blood is present.
  • For two nights Patterson, Frosch, and Nabors Luminoled the house, checking and re-checking the evidence they found.

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