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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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Word length
7
Starts with
L
Ends with
L
Contains
UM
Scrabble score
9
Database source
OEWN 2025 Core

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noun

  1. 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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