A colorless flammable solvent used in the manufacture of smokeless powder and double-base propellants. Also known as dimethyl ketone. A system of record keeping based on information of manufacture, ...

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Suggested Citation: "Appendix A: Biographical Sketches of Committee Members." National Research Council. 1998. Black and Smokeless Powders: Technologies for Finding Bombs and the Bomb Makers.