luminol

plural luminols

1. countableuncountablechemistryThe compound 5-amino-2,3-dihydro-1,4-phthalazinedione, which exhibits blue chemiluminescence when mixed with an appropriate oxidizing agent.

   The board was fully supportive, Mr. McDevitt said, even when Mr. Wheeler needed to buy a gallon of cow’s blood and a supply of luminol, a blood-detection chemical.

   2006 September 23, Jill P. Capuzzo, “Teaching Inspector Clouseau to Be Sherlock Holmes”, in The New York Times

present singular third person luminols · US participle present luminoling · UK participle present luminolling · US participle past luminoled · US past luminoled · UK participle past luminolled · UK past luminolled

1. transitivecriminologyTo test or subject a sample or an individual to a luminol agent in order to locate traces of blood.

   Luminoling of material can establish unequivocally that no blood is present.

   1997, United States. Court of Military Appeals, West Publishing Company (contributors), West's Military Justice Reporter, volume 46, page 860

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   For two nights Patterson, Frosch, and Nabors Luminoled the house, checking and re-checking the evidence they found.

   1997, Patricia Springer, Flesh and Blood, page 105

   Perhaps the auto warrant had gone through and the vehicle was being raked and combed and vacuumed and luminoled in some forensic garage.

   2000, Jonathan Kellerman, Dr. Death, An Alex Delaware Novel, page 314

   The crime scene unit was all over the apartment, photographing, luminoling, vacuuming, plucking with tweezers.

   2004, John Lutz, Darker Than Night, page 13

   Lester brings the hard-shelled golf bag in and Grissom luminols the interior of the case. The whole case fluouresces briefly then immediately fades, indicating the insides were bleached.

   2004, Mike Flaherty, Corinne Marrinan, Anthony E. Zuiker, CSI: Crime Scene Investigation Companion, page 201

   "You may not find it," McClure said. He answered Walt's puzzled expression by explaining," We luminoled her." He picked up a tube light from a workstation. "Get the lights," he said.

   2007, Ridley Pearson, Killer Weekend, page 201