ninhydrin

N1I1N1H4Y4D2R1I1N1

noun

The aromatic compound 2,2-dihydroxyindane-1,3-dione which is used as a reagent to detect amines

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Meanings

nounninhydrin (countable and uncountable, plural ninhydrins)

plural ninhydrins

  1. countableuncountablechemistryThe aromatic compound 2,2-dihydroxyindane-1,3-dione which is used as a reagent to detect amines

Translations

French ninhydrine
  • ninhydrineorganic compound: 2,2-dihydroxyindane-1,3-dione
German Ninhydrin
  • Ninhydrinorganic compound: 2,2-dihydroxyindane-1,3-dione
Greek νινυδρίνη
  • νινυδρίνη (ninydríni)organic compound: 2,2-dihydroxyindane-1,3-dione
Italian ninidrina
  • ninidrinaorganic compound: 2,2-dihydroxyindane-1,3-dione
Polish ninhydryna
  • ninhydrynaorganic compound: 2,2-dihydroxyindane-1,3-dione
Portuguese ninidrina
  • ninidrinaorganic compound: 2,2-dihydroxyindane-1,3-dione
Cite this entry
APA

ninhydrin. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ninhydrin

MLA

“ninhydrin.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ninhydrin. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “ninhydrin,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ninhydrin.

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