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nitrous oxide
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nitrous oxide
n.
A colorless, sweet-tasting gas, N2O, used as a mild anesthetic in dentistry and surgery.
nitrous oxide
n
(Chemistry / Elements & Compounds) a colourless nonflammable slightly soluble gas with a sweet smell: used as an anaesthetic in dentistry and surgery. Formula: N2O Systematic name dinitrogen oxide Also called laughing gas
nitrous oxide
A colorless, sweet-smelling gas. It is used as a mild anesthetic, often called laughing gas. Nitrous oxide occurs naturally in the atmosphere and is a greenhouse gas. Chemical formula: N2O.
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Noun1.nitrous oxide - inhalation anesthetic used as an anesthetic in dentistry and surgerynitrous oxide - inhalation anesthetic used as an anesthetic in dentistry and surgery
laughing gas
inhalation anaesthetic, inhalation anesthetic, inhalation general anaesthetic, inhalation general anesthetic - a gas that produces general anesthesia when inhaled
ammonium nitrate - used as an explosive and fertilizer and rocket propellant
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