English Explanatory Dictionary

nitrous oxide

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A nonflammable gas commonly used in surgery and dentistry for its anaesthetic and analgesic effects and in motorsport for bursts of added power.

Word forms

nitrous oxide

Synonyms

laughing gas dinitrogen oxide dinitrogen monoxide mul:E942 nos nox hippy crack

Related words

mul:N₂O gas and air
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