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laughing gas


Origin:
1835–45

nitrous oxide

–noun Chemistry, Pharmacology.
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.
Also called laughing gas.


Origin:
1790–1800
laugh·ing gas   (lāf'ĭng, lä'fĭng)
n.  Nitrous oxide, especially as used as an anesthetic.

Main Entry: laughing gas
Function: noun
: NITROUS OXIDE

laughing gas laugh·ing gas (lāf'ĭng)
n.
Nitrous oxide, especially as used as an anesthetic.

laughing gas   (lāf'ĭng)  Pronunciation Key 
Nitrous oxide used as a mild anesthetic.
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