"luminol" meaning in English

See luminol in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˈljuːmɪnɒl/ [UK], /ˈluːmɪnɒl/ [US] Forms: luminol [singular], [plural]
enPR: lo͞o'm(ĭ)nŏl [US] Head templates: {{noun4}} [POS TABLE]
  1. Luminol is a chemical compound (C₈H₇N₃O₂) that exhibits a blue glow when it is mixed with certain oxidizing agent such as blood.
    Sense id: simple-luminol-en-noun-S0K62lXL

Verb

IPA: /ˈljuːmɪnɒl/ [UK], /ˈluːmɪnɒl/ [US] Forms: luminol [canonical], luminols [third-person, singular], luminoled [past], luminoled [past, participle], luminoling [present, participle]
enPR: lo͞o'm(ĭ)nŏl [US] Head templates: {{verb}} [POS TABLE]
  1. If you luminol something, you test it with a luminol agent so as to locate traces of blood.
    Sense id: simple-luminol-en-verb-J1X8yIFp
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