fingerprint powder

noun

Any fine powder used in dusting for fingerprints by crime scene investigators and others in law enforcement.

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Meanings

nounfingerprint powder (plural fingerprint powders)

plural fingerprint powders

  1. criminologyAny 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)
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APA

fingerprint powder. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fingerprint%20powder

MLA

“fingerprint powder.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fingerprint%20powder. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “fingerprint powder,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fingerprint%20powder.

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