lead azide

[ led ]

/ lɛd /

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noun Chemistry.

a highly toxic, colorless crystalline compound, Pb(N3)2, that detonates at 660°F (350°C) and is used as a detonator for explosives.

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Origin of lead azide

First recorded in 1910–15

Words nearby lead azide

lead acetate, lead a chase, lead a dog's life, lead a double life, lead arsenate, lead azide, Leadbeater's cockatoo, Leadbelly, lead block, lead by the nose, lead carbonate

How to use lead azide in a sentence

Such is her burgeoning popularity Toomey is looking to employ more instructors to lead her highly personalized exercise classes.
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There were a lot of little pieces, pieces of lead and stuff.
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Big Perm worries that the lack of policing the “small fry” will lead to more crimes by “big fry.”
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Few reports of his mental illness discuss lead poisoning as a possible reason for his mental deterioration.
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Sting took over the lead role to try to draw an audience, but his thumpingly inspirational score was already the hero of the show.
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These differences of interests will lead to disputes, ill blood, and finally to separation.
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I looked round to see where our help was most wanted, and was about to lead them forward, when I heard the voice of the Alcalde.
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He was mounted on a spirited horse and his manner showed he was ready for any kind of an adventure, no matter where it might lead.
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The slightest yellowish-brown discoloration indicates the presence of lead.
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Such a refusal would lead to quick enquiry—enquiry to information—information to want of confidence and speedy ruin.
Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, No. CCCXXXIX. January, 1844. Vol. LV.|Various