backspatter

English

Alternative forms

• backsplatter

Etymology

From back- +‎ spatter.

Noun

backspatter (uncountable)

1. (forensics) Blood directed backward toward the source of an impact.
2. (loosely) Any spatter that splashes or sprays back in such a manner (as for example in the course of manure management in farming).

Verb

backspatter (third-person singular simple present backspatters, present participle backspattering, simple past and past participle backspattered)

1. (of a liquid or semisolid) To splash back messily toward the source upon being poured or thrown.