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luminol
noun
A compound (5-amino-2,3-dihydro-1,4-phthalazinedione) that emits light when it comes into contact with blood
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noun
A compound (5-amino-2,3-dihydro-1,4-phthalazinedione) that emits light when it comes into contact with blood
“{'source': 'UD_English-GUM Corpus', 'text': "The reaction that the luminol and hydrogen peroxide creates doesn't last long at all -- maybe a couple of minutes."}”
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{'source': 'UD_English-GUM Corpus', 'text': "The reaction that the luminol and hydrogen peroxide creates doesn't last long at all -- maybe a couple of minutes."}
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