Explosive, Initiating

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Explosive, Initiating
Detailed information:
An explosive composition used as a component of blasting caps, detonators, and primers. They are highly sensitive to flame, heat, impact, or friction. Examples are lead azide, silver acetylide, mercury fulminate, diazodinitrophenol, nitrosoguanidine, lead styphnate, and pentaerythritol tetranitrate.