Usually means: Chemical used for detecting fingerprints.
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▸ noun:  (organic chemistry) The aromatic compound 2,2-dihydroxyindane-1,3-dione which is used as a reagent to detect amines

Similar:
hydrindantin, dinitrophenylhydrazine, iodhydrin, dinitrophenylhydrazone, aminochrome, Ehrlich's reagent, dianisidine, indican, anisidine, nitrobenzohydrazide, more...

Opposite:
non-ninhydrin, anti-ninhydrin, ninhydrin inhibitor

Phrases:
ninhydrin reaction, ninhydrin test, ninhydrin assay, more...

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Similar:
hydrindantin, dinitrophenylhydrazine, iodhydrin, dinitrophenylhydrazone, aminochrome, Ehrlich's reagent, dianisidine, indican, anisidine, nitrobenzohydrazide, more...

Opposite:
non-ninhydrin, anti-ninhydrin, ninhydrin inhibitor

Phrases:
ninhydrin reaction, ninhydrin test, ninhydrin assay, more...



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