| a colorless, sweet-smelling, sweet-tasting, nonflammable, slightly water-soluble gas, N2O, that sometimes produces a feeling of exhilaration when inhaled: used chiefly as an anesthetic in dentistry and surgery, in the manufacture of chemicals, and as an aerosol. |
| laugh·ing gas (lāf'ĭng, lä'fĭng) n. Nitrous oxide, especially as used as an anesthetic. |
laughing gas laugh·ing gas (lāf'ĭng)
n.
Nitrous oxide, especially as used as an anesthetic.
nitrous oxide n.
A colorless sweet-tasting gas used as a mild anesthetic in dentistry and surgery.