ninhydrin
[ nin-hahy-drin ]
/ nɪnˈhaɪ drɪn /
noun Chemistry.
a white or yellow, toxic, crystalline or powdery compound, C9H4O3⋅H2O, that reddens when heated above 100°C, a monohydrate, soluble in water or alcohol: used primarily as a reagent to detect the presence of various amino acids.
Origin of ninhydrin
From German, registered as a trademark for the drug in 1912
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British Dictionary definitions for ninhydrin
ninhydrin
/ (nɪnˈhaɪdrɪn) /
noun
a chemical reagent used for the detection and analysis of primary amines, esp amino acids, with which it forms a derivative with an intense purple colour
Word Origin for ninhydrin
C20: from the chemical name
triketo hydrindene
Medical definitions for ninhydrin
ninhydrin
[ nĭn-hī′drĭn ]
n.
A poisonous crystalline oxidizing agent used as an analytic reagent.