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ninhydrin

ninhydrin noun: the aromatic compound 2,2-dihydroxyindane-1,3-dione which is used as a reagent to detect amines.

Noun

ninhydrin (countable and uncountable, plural ninhydrins)

  1. The aromatic compound 2,2-dihydroxyindane-1,3-dione which is used as a reagent to detect amines

Forms of ninhydrin

pluralninhydrins

Questions about ninhydrin

What does ninhydrin mean?
Ninhydrin means the aromatic compound 2,2-dihydroxyindane-1,3-dione which is used as a reagent to detect amines.
What part of speech is ninhydrin?
Ninhydrin is a noun.
What is the plural of ninhydrin?
The plural of ninhydrin is ninhydrins.

Words near ninhydrin in the dictionary

  1. Ninh
  2. Ninh Bình
  3. Ninh Thuận
  4. Ninhs
  5. Ninhursag
  6. ninhydrin
  7. ninhydrins
  8. nini
  9. Ninian
  10. Ninian Park
  11. Niniane

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