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forensic chemistry
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forensic chemistry [fə′ren·sik ′kem·ə·strē]
(forensic science)
The application of chemistry to the study of materials or problems in cases where the findings may be presented as technical evidence in a court of law.


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Information collected on the layer structure and chemical composition enables the forensic chemist to determine what type of paint it is and its most likely intended end use.
Using a technique called inductively coupled plasma-optical-mission spectroscopy, a forensic chemist determines the proportion of each element in the lead alloy.
Fuhrman is also harshly critical of another player in the Oklahoma County criminal-justice system, forensic chemist Joyce Gilchrist, formerly of the Oklahoma City Police Department.
 
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