chemical fingerprint
Americannoun
Example Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
They measured platinum, iridium, and other trace elements to build a chemical fingerprint.
From Science Daily • Mar. 20, 2026
The CO2 from burning fossil fuels also has a distinctive chemical fingerprint.
From BBC • Nov. 27, 2023
That leaves room for scientific debate about whether a residue is the chemical fingerprint of a particular plant.
From Washington Post • Feb. 1, 2023
Each way has its own chemical fingerprint, formed by trace contaminants and radioactive versions of elements.
From Scientific American • Sep. 5, 2022
It is an airborne infrared spectrometer that measures wavelengths in light to detect and quantify the unique chemical fingerprint of methane in the atmosphere.
From Seattle Times • Jul. 27, 2022
Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
