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Ch. 4 Voc.
Forensics
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| mineral fiber | a collection of mineral crystals formed into a recognizable pattern |
| fiber | the smallest indivisible unit of a textile, it must be at least 100 times longer than wide |
| secondary transfer | the transfer of evidence such as a fiber from a source, to a person, and then to another person |
| monomer | a small molecule that may bond to other small molecules to become a polymer |
| natural fiber | the smallest indivisible unit of textile produced naturally and harvested from animals, plants, or mineral sources |
| crystalline | regularly shaped; fibers composed of polymers packed side by side, which make it stiff and strong |
| polymer | a substance composed of long chains of repeating units |
| amorphous | without a defined shape; fibers composed of a loose arrangement of polymers that are soft, elastic, and absorbing |
| direct transfer | the passing of evidence from a victim to a suspect or vice versa |
| yarn | fibers that have been spun together |
| textile | a flexible, flat material made by interlacing threads |
| synthetic fiber | a fiber made from a man-made substance |