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ninhydrin(dictionary)
ninhydrin reaction(medicine)
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ninhydrin-Schiff stain(medicine)
tache(1)(dictionary)
tache(2)(dictionary)
tache(3)(dictionary)
tache(4)(dictionary)
tache(5)(dictionary)

tache blanche (medicine) and ninhydrin (iou)


tache blanche (medicine)


tache blanche -->
macula albida
Gray-white or white, rounded or irregularly shaped, slightly opaque patches or spots that are sometimes observed postmortem in the epicardium, especially in middle-aged or older persons; they result from fibrous thickening, and sometimes hyalinization, of the epicardium; similar lesions may also occur in the visceral layer of the peritoneum.

Synonym: macula lactea, macula tendinea, tache blanche, tache laiteuse, tendinous spot, white spot.


ninhydrin (iou)



ninhydrin noun. E20.
[from nin- of unkn. origin + HYDRO- + -IN1.]
Chemistry. A bicyclic compound which forms deeply coloured products with primary amines and is used in analytical tests for amino acids; 1,2,3-indantrione hydrate, C9H6O4.