Get to know Luminol better with 3 real example sentences, the meaning.
Luminol in a sentence
Luminol meaning
The compound 5-amino-2,3-dihydro-1,4-phthalazinedione, which exhibits blue chemiluminescence when mixed with an appropriate oxidizing agent.
Using Luminol
- The main meaning on this page is: The compound 5-amino-2,3-dihydro-1,4-phthalazinedione, which exhibits blue chemiluminescence when mixed with an appropriate oxidizing agent.
Context around Luminol
- Average sentence length in these examples: 15.7 words
- Position in the sentence: 2 start, 1 middle, 0 end
- Sentence types: 3 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Luminol
- In this selection, "luminol" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 15.7 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, testing and glows stand out and add context to how "luminol" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include blood during luminol testing in and luminol glows blue. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "luminol" sits close to words such as aaaaand, aaah and aacl, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with luminol
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Police found blood during luminol testing in the accused's apartment. (11 words)
Luminol glows blue when it contacts even a tiny trace of blood. (12 words)
Specialized chemicals such as Luminol or Blue Star are formulated to react to the presence of blood, even after it’s been cleaned up. (24 words)
Specialized chemicals such as Luminol or Blue Star are formulated to react to the presence of blood, even after it’s been cleaned up. (24 words)
Luminol glows blue when it contacts even a tiny trace of blood. (12 words)
Police found blood during luminol testing in the accused's apartment. (11 words)
Example sentences (3)
Police found blood during luminol testing in the accused's apartment.
Specialized chemicals such as Luminol or Blue Star are formulated to react to the presence of blood, even after it’s been cleaned up.
Luminol glows blue when it contacts even a tiny trace of blood.