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fingerprint powder

fingerprint powder noun: any fine powder used in dusting for fingerprints by crime scene investigators and others in law enforcement.

Noun

fingerprint powder (plural fingerprint powders)

  1. Any fine powder used in dusting for fingerprints by crime scene investigators and others in law enforcement.
    • The stairs were dusted with fingerprint powder, and immediately, a clear impression of a running shoe was evident.2001, Forensic Files, "Frozen Evidence" (season 6, episode 8)

Forms of fingerprint powder

pluralfingerprint powders

Questions about fingerprint powder

What does fingerprint powder mean?
Fingerprint powder means any fine powder used in dusting for fingerprints by crime scene investigators and others in law enforcement.
What part of speech is fingerprint powder?
Fingerprint powder is a noun.
What is the plural of fingerprint powder?
The plural of fingerprint powder is fingerprint powders.

Words near fingerprint powder in the dictionary

  1. fingerprick
  2. fingerpricks
  3. fingerprint
  4. fingerprint analyses
  5. fingerprint analysis
  6. fingerprint powder
  7. fingerprint powders
  8. fingerprint recognition
  9. fingerprintability
  10. fingerprintable
  11. fingerprinted

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