laughing gas

Noun

Meaning

inhalation anesthetic used as an anesthetic in dentistry and surgery

Source: WordNet

Synonyms

nitrous oxide gas agent nitrogen oxide refrigeration ether anesthetic nitrous chloroform exhilarating opium chloral nitric oxide nitrogen oxide
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Hypernyms

inhalation anaesthetic inhalation anesthetic inhalation general anaesthetic inhalation general anesthetic

Examples

Some of you say religion makes people happy. So does laughing gas. Clarence Darrow

Democrats are always happy. Democracy is a sort of laughing gas. It will not cure anything, perhaps, but it unquestionably stops the pain. H. L. Mencken

Another molecule of the same structure is the colorless and relatively inert anesthetic gas Nitrous oxide (dinitrogen monoxide, Nmain O ), also known as laughing gas. Source: Internet

A nurse suggested to Rachel that when Florence, who 'was scarcely more than a skeleton wrapped in parchment', was moved in bed to prevent developing skin damage, the laughing gas should be used to reduce the pain. Source: Internet

Called " laughing gas ", it was found capable of inducing a state of social disinhibition resembling drunkenness. Source: Internet

It is known as "laughing gas" due to the euphoric effects of inhaling it, a property that has led to its recreational use as a dissociative anaesthetic. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

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