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Smokeless propellant

A low explosive based on nitrocellulose (single-base), nitrocellulose plus nitroglycerin (double-base), or nitrocellulose plus nitroglycerin plus nitroguanidine (triple-base). Used as firearm propellant and identifiable in post-blast debris by GC-MS nitro-compound profiling.

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BrisanceChapman-Jouguet velocityDeflagrationDetonationOxygen balancePESO (India)Primary explosiveSecondary explosiveUN Hazard Class 1

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