: a crystalline explosive compound Pb(N3)2 used as a detonating agent
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The Iowa Army Ammunition Plant in southeast Iowa will reopen on Monday, March 30, after having been closed down since March 12 to review and ensure safe storage of highly explosive lead azide.—Kevin Baskins, Des Moines Register, 27 Mar. 2026