English Explanatory Dictionary

gas and air

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. An equal mixture of nitrous oxide and oxygen, used as a mild analgesic and anaesthetic, particularly during childbirth, for dental procedures, and in emergency medicine.
  2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see gas, and, air.

Word forms

gas and air

Synonyms

Entonox
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