See luminol on Wiktionary
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"ref": "2004, Mike Flaherty, Corinne Marrinan, Anthony E. Zuiker, CSI: Crime Scene Investigation Companion, page 201:",
"text": "Lester brings the hard-shelled golf bag in and Grissom luminols the interior of the case. The whole case fluouresces briefly then immediately fades, indicating the insides were bleached.",
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"ref": "2007, Ridley Pearson, Killer Weekend, page 201:",
"text": "\"You may not find it,\" McClure said. He answered Walt's puzzled expression by explaining,\" We luminoled her.\" He picked up a tube light from a workstation. \"Get the lights,\" he said.",
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"ref": "2021, Antoinette van Heugten, Saving Max:",
"text": "He sighs. \"The cops luminoled everyone at the hospital right after they got there. They all came out clean as a whistle.\"",
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"ref": "2023, John Ferak, Wrecking Crew: Demolishing The Case Against Steven Avery:",
"text": "The Dassey garage was never luminoled or checked for forensic evidence of any type; blood found between the Dassey garage and residence was never tested.",
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"ref": "2024, Rebecca Makkai, I Have Some Questions for You, A Novel, page 183:",
"text": "The State Police come in later and find this stuff, but you know where they don't find any blood is in Omar Evans's office. They luminoled that whole place, and nothing.",
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"text": "O envio ao laboratório é obrigatório porque o Luminol não é totalmente confiável, uma vez que reage com o ferro existente no sangue, humano ou não humano, mas também com outros materiais que contenham ferro, como banana, cenoura, alho, feijão-verde, gengibre, além de uma série de produtos de limpeza domésticos e outros elementos, como ferrugem. Enfim, uma quantidade de itens presentes em grande parte das casas brasileiras.",
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