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Luminol vs Luminal - What's the difference?

luminol | luminal |

As nouns the difference between luminol and luminal

is that luminol is a chemical that exhibits blue chemiluminescence when mixed with an appropriate oxidizing agent, molecular formula C8H7N3O2 while luminal is a sedative.

As an adjective luminal is

of or pertaining to the lumen.

luminol

English

Noun

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  • (organic compound) A chemical that exhibits blue chemiluminescence when mixed with an appropriate oxidizing agent, molecular formula C8H7N3O2.

    • See also

    * (wikipedia "luminol") * (commonslite)

    Anagrams

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    luminal

    English

    Adjective

    (-)
  • (biology) of or pertaining to the lumen

    • Antonyms

    * (biology) basalolateral

    Derived terms

    * (biology) transluminal

    Noun

    (-)
  • (medicine) A sedative.

    • Synonyms

    * (medicine) sodium thiopental