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- fin|ger|print|ing «FIHNG guhr PRIHN tihng», noun.the art or technique of taking fingerprints and using them as a means of identification.
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
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fingerprinting — fin·ger·print·ing (fingґgər print″ing) 1. originally, a technique for determining the structure of a protein in which the protein is enzymatically split into peptides and the fragments are separated in one direction by electrophoresis… … Medical dictionary
fingerprinting — fin|ger|print|ing [ˈfıŋgəˌprıntıŋ US gər ] n [U] the practice of making a record of people s fingerprints, and using them to try and find out who has committed a crime →↑genetic fingerprinting … Dictionary of contemporary English
fingerprinting — fin•ger•print•ing [[t]ˈfɪŋ gərˌprɪn tɪŋ[/t]] n. 1) the act or procedure of taking fingerprints 2) lab the use of a DNA probe for the unique identification of an individual … From formal English to slang
fingerprint — 1. An impression of the inked bulb of the distal phalanx of a finger, showing the configuration of the surface ridges, used as a means of identification. SEE ALSO: dermatoglyphics, Galton system of … Medical dictionary
fingerprint — fin·ger·print n: the impression of a fingertip on any surface; also: an ink impression of the lines upon the fingertip taken for the purpose of identification (as during the booking procedure following an arrest) see also dna fingerprinting… … Law dictionary
DNA fingerprinting — DNA fin|ger|print|ing [ ,di en eı fıŋgər,prıntıŋ ] or DNA pro|fil|ing [ ,di en eı proufaılıŋ ] noun uncount the scientific examination of DNA from body cells, especially in order to find out who committed a crime … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
genetic fingerprinting — ge|net|ic fin|ger|print|ing [ dʒə,netık fıŋgər,prıntıŋ ] noun uncount a method of examining someone s DNA (=genetic structure) which is individual to them and not shared by anyone else … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
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