paraffin tests

A form of paraffin test — 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.

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Meanings

noun
  1. pluralplural of paraffin test
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