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TermDefinition
Voir dire a process by which an expert witness establishes their qualifications
Accelerant a substance used to create and sometimes direct the spread of a fire; commonly gasoline, lighter fluid, etc
Adipocere (grave wax) composed of oleic, palmitic, and stearic acids
Autorad common term for "autoradiograph", the final product in a DNA analysis
Cast-off blood/trails blood that travels from a source due to motion; could be a bleeding person or perhaps a weapon
Composite Drawing a sketch of a suspect produced from eyewitness-descriptions of one or more persons
Computer Forensics the application of computer technology for the purpose of examining potential evidence, including but not limited to theft of trade secrets, theft/destruction of property, fraud, etc. Specialists can recover deleted, encrypted, or damaged data
Diatom single-cell marine/fresh-water algae; a body of water may contain many different species of diatoms but not all are in every body of water. Scientists are able to identify the body of water through examining the diatom present
Electrophoresis DNA fragments are placed in a gel and charged with electricity; this process separates the fragments by size, creating a genetic profile
Malingering
Dissimulation
Autolysis
Pneumothorax
RBC
Asphyxia
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