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The following HTML text is provided to enhance online readability. Many aspects of typography translate only awkwardly to HTML. Please use the page image as the authoritative form to ensure accuracy. either tracing explosive materials to the last legal purchaser or to provide evidence against a known suspect. Torr A unit of measure for pressure, approximately equal to 0.02 pounds per square inch, or 133 pascals. Standard atmospheric pressure is 760 torr. Tracing The process of identifying a commercial product by use of an external agent and record keeping through the manufacturing, distribution, and sale of that product. Triple-base Solid propellant containing nitrocellulose, nitroglycerin (or, e.g. diglycol dinitrate), and nitroguanidine. Tubular powder An extruded form of smokeless powder cut into rods whose length either equals or exceeds their diameter. Most, but not all, examples will have a central perforation and will possess fairly uniform dimensions of length and diameter. V Vapor pressure The pressure exerted by the vapor phase of a chemical in equilibrium with its solid or liquid phase. Vinsol resin A naturally occurring thermoplastic resin, extracted along with turpentine from tree stumps, and used in smokeless powder as a deterrent coating. W Web The smallest dimension of a smokeless powder granule.
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