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ALUMINIUM AZIDE [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2005-04-25
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Chemical Elements and Compounds
- Explosives and Pyrotechnical Materials (Industries)
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- aluminium azide
1, record 1, English, aluminium%20azide
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- aluminum azide 2, record 1, English, aluminum%20azide
see observation, United States
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Yousef's bomb was a devilish mixture of nitro-glycerine, urea pellets, sulphuric acid, aluminium azide, magnesium azide and bottled hydrogen. 3, record 1, English, - aluminium%20azide
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 CONT
The reaction of aluminum triethyl with chlorine azide at 0° leads to the thus far unknown trimeric diethyl aluminium azide [(C2H5)2AlN3]3. This compound is a colourless hygroscopic liquid (m. p. -130°) which can be distilled in vacuo without decomposition. 4, record 1, English, - aluminium%20azide
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 3 CONT
Most Americans probably think the Islamic terrorists declared war on the United States Sept. 11, 2001. For that matter most Americans have forgotten the 1993 Muslim terrorist bombing of the Towers (1,200+ lb. bomb, made of urea pellets, nitroglycerin, sulfuric acid, aluminum azide, magnesium azide, and bottled hydrogen.) 5, record 1, English, - aluminium%20azide
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
The International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry (IUPAC) recommends the form "aluminium" rather than "aluminum." 6, record 1, English, - aluminium%20azide
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Éléments et composés chimiques
- Explosifs et artifices (Industries)
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- azoture d'aluminium
1, record 1, French, azoture%20d%27aluminium
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- aluminium azide 2, record 1, French, aluminium%20azide
avoid, masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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