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paraffin tests

paraffin tests is the plural of paraffin test.

Meaning of paraffin test

Noun

paraffin test (plural paraffin tests)

  1. An early test using hot paraffin wax to take a cast of a suspect's hand, which was then sprayed with a reagent to gauge the presence of propellant particles indicating that the person had fired a gun.

Questions about paraffin tests

What is paraffin tests the plural of?
Paraffin tests is the plural of paraffin test.

Words near paraffin tests in the dictionary

  1. paraffin oils
  2. paraffin paper
  3. paraffin papers
  4. paraffin scale
  5. paraffin test
  6. paraffin tests
  7. paraffin wax
  8. paraffin waxes
  9. paraffinate
  10. paraffinated
  11. paraffine

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