: a compound containing the group N3 combined with an element or radical
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Sodium azide, a colorless, tasteless and odorless powder, is used as a propellant in airbags, as a herbicide and a pest control agent as well as a laboratory preservative agent.—
Leada Gore | [email protected],
al,
23 Feb. 2022 Unlike previous recalls, the Takata non-azide inflators do not use volatile ammonium nitrate to fill the air bags in a crash.—
Tom Krisher,
USA TODAY,
20 Dec. 2019