Arkansas State Crime Laboratory

Forensic Wordlist

Table of Contents

Digital Evidence

Drug Analysis

DrugsChemicals/Reagents

Instrumentation/TestsOther Terms

Firearms and Toolmarks

Forensic DNA

Illicit Laboratories

Latent Prints

Physical Evidence

Toxicology

TermsAnalytes/Analyte-related Terms

Digital Evidence

AcquisitionAlgorithmAMDAnalogAttenuateATXAVIAVIDBackupBinaryBIOSBitBluetoothBookmarkBookmarkBoot diskBusByteCacheCassetteCat 5CDROMCDRWCell phoneCFCECMOSCodecCOM portCompact Flash CompositeCompressionCopyrightCPUCRTCylinderDesktopDiagnosticDigitalDIMMDiskeditorDLPDNSDOSDSLDual Core

DVDDVDRWDynamicEncaseEncaseEncryptedEncryptionEnhancementEnscriptEthernetFat32File systemFile ViewerFirefoxFirewallFirewireFirmwareFlash Drive PartitionFloppy DriveFolderForensic ImageFormatForumFreewareFrequencyFTKFTPGalleryGargoyleGigabyteHard DriveHash LibraryHDMIHeadsHeatsinkHexHitachiHPAHubIACISIDEIDEImageINFO2InfraredIntelIP addressiPodIRQ

JPEGJumperKeywordKilobyteKnoppixLANLaptopLBALCDLinuxListservLogical driveLoginMacintoshMalwareMD5 HashMegabyteMegahertzMemoryMetadataMFTMicro cassetteMicroATXMIDIModel numberModemMotherboardMOVMPEGNCMECNCVIPNetworkNICNTFSOceansystemsOnboardOpen sourceOperating systemParabenParabenParallel CablePartition TablePasswordPCI CardPDAPentiumPhysical drivePlasmaPlatter

PlatterPopupPOSTPower SupplyPrint bufferPrinterProcessorProficiencyProfileProprietaryProtocolQuicktimeRAIDRAMRead/write headsRecorderRefresh RateRegistryRemovableResolutionRJ-45ROMRoot DirectoryRouterSATAScannerSCSISDRAMSectorSemiconductorSerial ATASerial numberSHA1 HashSharewareSignal-to-noise SiliconeSIMMSmartmedia SocketSocketSpadaPower supplySpamSpeakerSuseS-VideoSwitchTape driveTCP-IPTelnet

TerabyteThumb DriveTrojanUnallocatedUPSUSBVCRVersacheckVGAVirusVistaWar DrivingWi-FiWirelessWrite BlockerXBOXZip DiskZune

Drug Analysis

Drugs

3,4-methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA) –ecstasy3,4-methylenedioxyamphetamine (MDA)AlprazolamAmphetamineCarisoprodolClonazepamCocaine Base Cocaine HClCodeineCodeine PhosphateDiazepamEphedrine HeroinHydrocodoneHydromorphoneKetamineLysergic Acid Diethylamide (LSD)MarihuanaMeperidineMethadoneMethamphetamineMethamphetamine HClMethylphenidateMorphineOxycodonePhencyclidine (PCP)PhenterminePropoxyphenePseudoephedrinePsilocinPsilocybinTestosteroneTetrahydrocannabinol (THC)Zolpidem

Chemicals/Reagents

Ammonium HydroxideCobalt ThiocyanateDavidowDuquenois-LevineEthyl AcetateEthyl Ether

Fast Blue BBHexanesHydrochloric AcidIodoplatinate (acidified)MarquisMethanolMethylene ChlorideNinhydrinNitroprussidePetroleum EtherSodium BicarbonateSodium HydroxideStannous ChlorideSulfuric Acid

Instrumentation/Tests

Duquenois-Levine (modified)Fourier Transform Infrared Spectrometer (Spectroscopy) FTIRGas Chromatography (GC)Gas Chromatography Mass Spectrometer (Spectroscopy) GCMSMicroscopeSpot (color) TestThin Layer ChromatographyUltraviolet light (UV)

Other Terms

Calcium Carbonate depositCapsulesChromatogramCrystallineCystolithic hairsDeveloping/chemical sprayGlandular hairsGramsKilogramsMillilitersSpectrum Tablets

Firearms and Toolmarks

Acetic AcidAlpha NaphtholAntimonyBallisticsBariumBlack PowderBoreBreech FaceBreech Face MarkingsBullet WipeCaliberCannelureCenter FireChamberChamber MarksChokeClass CharacteristicsComparison MicroscopeCylinderDouble ActionEjector MarksExtractor MarksExtrusion MarksFirearms IdentificationFiring PinFiring Pin ImpressionFracture MatchFull AutoFull Metal JacketGaugeGrainGriess TestGroovesHollow PointIndividual CharacteristicsJacketLandLand and Groove ImpressionLead StyphnateLubaloyMagazineMagnumMuzzleNeutron Activation AnalysisNitrates

NitritesNycladPrimerPyrodexRecoilRiflingRim Fire CartridgeSemi-automatic FirearmShot CupShotshellSingle ActionSodium Rhodizonate TestStipplingStriationsTattooingTrajectoryTrigger PullWadWadcutterWalker Test

Forensic DNA

AlleleAllelic ladderBuccal Swab / Oral SwabCE (Capillary Electrophoresis)ChromosomeCODIS (Combined DNA Index System)Core Loci (13)CPE (Combined Probability of Exclusion)Database (usually refers to CODIS or FBI database)DNA (Deoxyribonucleic Acid) DQ AlphaElectrophoresisExtraction (Organic or Chelex)Gene GeneticGenomeHardy-Weinberg Equilibrium / PrincipleHeterozygousHomozygousInternal Control / LIZ / Internal Lane Standard (ILS)Likelihood RatioLoci (plural)Locus (singular)MarkerMini-STRMinus A (-a)Mitochondrial DNA (aka “Mito” or mtDNA) Negative Control / Amplification Blank / Reagent BlankNuclear DNAPopstats®Product RuleProfile / Genetic Profile / Partial or Full ProfileQuantification / Quanti-Blot / Real-time PCR / AB 7000Question Sample / Q Item Reference Sample / Known SampleReference Standard / Positive Control / 9947ARFLP (Restriction Fragment Length Polymorphism)Semen / Sperm / p30 / Prostate Specific Antigen (PSA)Statistical DatabaseStatistical MatchSTR (Short Tandem Repeat)StutterSWGDAM (Scientific Working Group of DNA Analysts Meeting)Theta / Inbreeding CoefficientTouch Evidence / Scrapings

Y – STR

Illicit Labs

AlkalineAluminumAmmoniaAmmonium Nitrateaqueousbi-layer liquidBromineChromic AcidcorrosivecrystallizationCyanideCyclohexanoneDuquenois-LevineEnergy Dispersive X-Ray Fluorescence (XRF or EDAX)extractionFourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy (FTIR) (IR)Gas Chromatograph Mass Spectrometer (GCMS) (mass spec)Hydriodic AcidHydrochloric acidHydrogen Chloride generatorHypophosphorus acidIodineIodomethaneLiquid FireLithiumMarquis reagentMercuryMethamphetaminemicroscopyMuriatic acidNessler’s reagentNitroprusside reagentoxidationPhencylidine (PCP)Phenyl Magnesium Bromidephenyl-2-propanone (P2P)Phosphoric acidPhosphorusPiperidinePotassium ChromatePotassium DichromatePotassium Permanganateprimary aminesPseudoephedrinequantitate

Red Devil Lyereductionsecondary aminesSodium ChromateSodium DichromatespectroscopySulfuric acidthin layer chromatography

Latent Prints

10-Print Record / Fingerprint Record A.L.S. ACE-V AFISAmido BlackBasal Layer Bifurcation CoreCrystal VioletCyanoacrylate Ester (Super Glue) DactylographyDeltaDeposition Movement Distortion Deposition Pressure Deposition Pressure Distortion DermisDot / Dot Ridge DysplasiaEccrine Glands EdgeoscopyEpidermisExemplar Prints Flexion Creases FluorescenceFluorescent Powders Friction Ridge Skin Gentain VioletIAFISIdentification Identify Incipient Ridge(s) Individual Ridge Characteristics Individualization Individualize Known PrintLatent Impressions Latent Print Latent Print Lift Level I Detail Level II Detail Level III Detail LoopLuminescenceMag/Magnetic Powder Major Case Prints

Major Flexion Creases Major Ridge Path Deviation Minor Flexion Creases NinhydrinP.D. (Physical Developer)Patent ImpressionsPatent Print Perma Blue PhosphorescencePlain Arch PoroscopyPressure Distortion Process / Processed / Processing R6G (Rhodamine 6G)Radial Loop Ridge Ending / Ending Ridge Ridge Detail Ridge Unit S.P.D.(Stabilized Physical Developer) ScarSecondary Creases SPR (Small Particle Reagent)Tented Arch Type Lines Ulnar Loop Visual Examination Whorls

Physical Evidence

AccelerantAccreditationAcetateAcid PhosphotaseAcrosomeAmerican Society of Crime Laboratory Directors/Laboratory Accreditation Board ASCLD/LABAnagen, Catagen, TelogenAromaticsBlood spatter (not splatter)Capillary Gas ChromatographyCaucasian, Negroid, MongoloidComparison MicroscopeCortical fusiDensityEnergy Dispersive SpectroscopyErythrocyteFluorescenceFourier Transform Infrared SpectroscopyGas Chromatograph Mass Spectrometry GC/MSGlass Refractive Index Measurement System GRIMHemochromogenHemoglobinHydrocarbonsIgnitable liquidsInductively Coupled Plasma ICPKohler IlluminationLuminolMacroscopicMass SpectrometryMedullaMicroscopyMicrospectrophotometryModacrylicOlefinOvoid bodiesParaffinicPeroxidasePetroleum DistillatePhenolphthaleinPolarizing LightProficiency TestsPyrolysis Gas ChromatographyRefractive IndexRefractive IndicesScanning Electron Microscopy

Seminal fluidSerologySolubilitySpermatozoaStereoscopic MicroscopeTakayamaThin-layer ChromatographyUltra-violet FluorescenceUrethraX-ray Fluorescence Spectrometry XRF

Toxicology

Terms AnestheticAntibodyAntihistamineAxSYM/Abbott AxSYMBaseltCapillary columnCarboximetryCarboxyhemoglobinCNS (Central nervous system)Conway diffusionCO-OximeterCorroborate/corroborationCross-reactionCytochromeDeciliterDecongestantDepressantDissociativeDRE (Drug recognition expert)ELISA (Enzyme-linked Immunosorbent Assay)EnzymeForensicFPIA (Fluorescence Polarization Immunoassay)GC (Gas chromatography)GC-MS (Gas chromatography-mass spectrometry)Glucuronide/glucuronidizationGramGram percentHabituationHallucinogenHeadspaceHemoglobinHuffingHydrolysisImmunoassayImpairmentIntoxicant/intoxicate/intoxicationIsotopeJusticeTraxLC-MS (Liquid chromatograph-mass spectrometer)LIMS (Laboratory information management system)Mass spec/mass spectrometer/mass spectrumMetabolic/metabolism/metaboliteMethemoglobin

MicrogramMilligramMilliliterPercent saturationPhysiological levelPsychoactiveQuadrupoleQuantitate/quantitationStimulantTherapeuticToxicologistUV-Vis (Ultraviolet-visible spectrometry)Volatile(s)Winek

Analytes/Analyte-related Terms

6-AM/6-Acetylmorphine (see also 6-MAM)6-MAM/6-Monoacetylmorphine (see also 6-AM)AcetaminophenAcetoneAlprazolamAmitriptylineAmphetamineArsenicAtropineBarbitalBarbiturateBE (Benzoylecgonine)BenzodiazepineBenzoylecgonineBrompheniramineBupropionButabarbitalButalbitalButorphanolCaffeineCannabinoidCarbamazepineCarbon monoxideCarboxyhemoglobinCarboxy-THCCelecoxibChlordiazepoxideChloroformChlorpheniramineCitalopram/escitalopram

ClonazepamCocaethyleneCocaineCodeineCyanideCyclobenzaprineDesipramineDextromethorphanDiazepamDifluoroethaneDihydrocodeineDiltiazemDiphenhydramineDoxepinDoxylamineEcgonine methyl esterEphedrineEscitalopram/citalopramEstazolamEthanol/Ethyl alcoholFenfluramineFentanylFluconazoleFlunitrazepamFluoxetineFlurazepamGHB (Gamma hydroxybutyric acid)GuaifenesinHaloperidolHeroinHydrochlorideHydrocodoneHydromorphoneHydroxy-THCIbuprofenImipramineIsopropanol/Isopropyl alcoholKetamineKetoconazoleKetoprofenLamotrigineLaudanosineLevetiracetamLevorphanolLidocaineLoperamideLoratadineLorazepamMDA (Methylenedioxyamphetamine)

MDMA (Methylenedioxymethamphetamine)MeperidineMepivacaineMeprobamateMesoridazineMetaxaloneMethadoneMethamphetamineMethanol/Methyl alcoholMethaqualoneMethemoglobinMethocarbamolMethylecgonineMethylfentanylMethylphenidateMetoclopramideMetoprololMidazolamMilligramMirtazepineModafinilMorphineNaloxoneNaproxenNicotineNitrazepamNordiazepamNorfluoxetineNormeperidineNorpropoxypheneNortriptylineOlanzapineOpiateOpioidOrphenadrineOxazepamOxcarbazepineOxycodoneOxymorphoneParoxetinePCP/PhencyclidinePentazocinePhencyclidine/PCPPhenethylaminePheniraminePhenmetrazinePhenobarbitalPhenterminePhenylephrine

PhenylpropanolaminePhenyltoloxaminePhenytoinPrimidoneProcainamideProcainePromethazinePropofolPropoxyphenePropranololPseudoephedrineQuetiapineQuinidineQuinineRisperidoneSalicylamideSalicylic acidSecobarbitalSertralineStrychnineTemazepamTetrafluoroethaneTHC (Tetrahydrocannabinol)TheophyllineThioridazineTramadolTrazodoneTriazolamTriprolidineValiumValproic acidVenlafaxineVerapamilXanaxZolpidemZonisamideZopiclone