ninhydrin

ninhydrin
/nin huy"drin/, n. Chem.
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.
[ < G, registered as a trademark for the drug in 1912]

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