Definition of paraffin test in English:

paraffin test

noun

A forensic test to indicate whether a person has recently fired a gun, in which the person's hand is coated in hot paraffin wax which cools and sets and is peeled off and tested for the presence of residue from the gun.

1930s; earliest use found in The Washington Post. Probably after American Spanish; use of the test in Mexico City is reported from 1931.

noun

A forensic test to indicate whether a person has recently fired a gun, in which the person's hand is coated in hot paraffin wax which cools and sets and is peeled off and tested for the presence of residue from the gun.

1930s; earliest use found in The Washington Post. Probably after American Spanish; use of the test in Mexico City is reported from 1931.

单词	paraffin test
释义	Definition of paraffin test in English: paraffin test noun A forensic test to indicate whether a person has recently fired a gun, in which the person's hand is coated in hot paraffin wax which cools and sets and is peeled off and tested for the presence of residue from the gun. Origin 1930s; earliest use found in The Washington Post. Probably after American Spanish; use of the test in Mexico City is reported from 1931. Definition of paraffin test in US English: paraffin test noun A forensic test to indicate whether a person has recently fired a gun, in which the person's hand is coated in hot paraffin wax which cools and sets and is peeled off and tested for the presence of residue from the gun. Origin 1930s; earliest use found in The Washington Post. Probably after American Spanish; use of the test in Mexico City is reported from 1931.
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