ninhydrin

See also: Ninhydrin

English

Noun

ninhydrin (countable and uncountable, plural ninhydrins)

1. (organic chemistry) The aromatic compound 2,2-dihydroxyindane-1,3-dione which is used as a reagent to detect amines

Translations

organic compound: 2,2-dihydroxyindane-1,3-dione

• French: ninhydrine f
• German: Ninhydrin (de) n
• Italian: ninidrina f
• Polish: ninhydryna f
• Portuguese: ninidrina f