n :  an almost white to yellow crystalline compound C₈H₇N₃O₂ that gives a brilliant bluish luminescence when it is treated in alkaline solution with an oxidizing agent (as hydrogen peroxide) and that is used in chemical analysis .
 
   
 
Similar sounding terms:  lam·i·nal  lemon oil  lim·i·nal  lu·mi·nal or Lu·mi·nal 
 
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