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forensic chemistry

American  

noun

  1. the application of facts concerning chemistry to questions of civil and criminal law.


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Some of the new agency lab positions are aimed at DNA, while others are focused on other tasks, from toxicology to forensic chemistry.

From Seattle Times Mar. 6, 2023

There are several different roles for forensic scientists at the agency other than DNA, ranging from toxicology to forensic chemistry.

From Seattle Times Dec. 9, 2022

The change came months after Anthony Crispino, interim director of the Department of Forensic Sciences, testified at a city council hearing that a contract to outsource forensic chemistry work was “on hold.”

From Washington Post Apr. 1, 2022

Progress in forensic chemistry was only possible after the reactions of poisons had been systematized; a subject which has been worked out by many investigators, of whom we notice K.R.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 1 "Châtelet" to "Chicago" by Various

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