luminol

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA ^(key): /ˈljuːmɪnɒl/
• (US) enPR: lo͞o'm(ĭ)nŏl, IPA ^(key): /ˈluːmɪnɒl/

Noun

Singular luminol

Plural none

1. Luminol is a chemical compound (C₈H₇N₃O₂) that exhibits a blue glow when it is mixed with certain oxidizing agent such as blood.

Verb

Plain form luminol

Third-person singular luminols

Past tense luminoled

Past participle luminoled

Present participle luminoling

1. (transitive) (criminology) (law enforcement) If you luminol something, you test it with a luminol agent so as to locate traces of blood.