ninhydrin

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ninhydrin [nɪnˈhaɪdrɪn]

(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Biochemistry) a chemical reagent used for the detection and analysis of primary amines, esp amino acids, with which it forms a derivative with an intense purple colour

[from the chemical name triketo hydrindene]

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