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What is ninhydrin used for?

Developing latent fingerprints.

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Why: Ninhydrin is a chemical used to develop latent fingerprints.

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Answer: Developing latent fingerprints. Ninhydrin is a chemical used to develop latent fingerprints.

  1. Fingerprint en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fingerprint
    their detection may require chemical development through powder dusting, the spraying of ninhydrin, iodine fuming, or soaking in silver nitrate
    Checked 2026-11-07.

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