fingerprint powder

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fingerprint powder (plural fingerprint powders)

  1. (criminology) Any fine powder used in dusting for fingerprints by crime scene investigators and others in law enforcement.
    • 2001, Forensic Files, "Frozen Evidence" (season 6, episode 8):
      The stairs were dusted with fingerprint powder, and immediately, a clear impression of a running shoe was evident.