Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun The univalent linear group N3, or any compound that contains this group, many of which are explosive.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun (Chem.) any chemical compound containing the azido group -N3, such as
sodium azide (ionic and inorganic) orethyl azide (organic and nonionic). - noun a compound containing the azido group combined with an element or radical.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun chemistry the
univalent N3radical orfunctional group or anyester containing this group - noun chemistry the N3-
anion or anysalt containing this anion
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a chemical compound containing the azido group combined with an element or radical
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Examples
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The bomb also contained lead azide, which is used in detonators.
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The bomb also contained lead azide, which is used in detonators.
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It was chambered for .22 long rifle, and Case would've preferred lead azide explosives to the simple Chinese hollow points Shin had sold him.
Wonder Woman and the Lasso of Truth Boudreau Freret 2010
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US officials have said each bomb was attached to a syringe containing lead azide, a chemical initiator that would have detonated the PETN explosive packed into each printer cartridge.
Officials deny Yemen bomb defused 17 minutes before it was set to go off Richard Norton-Taylor 2010
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Seems like finding a battery (and some systems are even batteryless) would be easier than trying to locate a source of percussion caps, primers, or their contents (lead azide, sodium perchlorate).
Electrifying Muzzleloaders: CVA's New Electronic Ignition System 2007
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School officials say the coffee came from a machine near their lab that later tested positive for a common chemical used in labs, sodium azide.
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It also says that some steps in production are potentially hazardous because they involve the use of sodium azide, the chemical that makes automobile air bags inflate in an explosive rush.
Archive 2005-11-01 2005
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It also says that some steps in production are potentially hazardous because they involve the use of sodium azide, the chemical that makes automobile air bags inflate in an explosive rush.
Medpundit 2005
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November 16, 2007 at 3:30 am puttin azide t3h photochopz… omgwtf is twins!
Bifor -> Aftar - Lolcats 'n' Funny Pictures of Cats - I Can Has Cheezburger? 2007
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Hexamine peroxide, lead azide, acetone peroxide, also know as TATP, a compound allegedly found in Richard Reid's unsuccessful sneaker bomb.
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