"nitrous oxide" meaning in English

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Noun

Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} nitrous oxide (uncountable)
  1. (inorganic chemistry) A non-flammable gas (N₂O) commonly used in surgery and dentistry for its anaesthetic and analgesic effects and in motorsport for bursts of added power. Tags: uncountable Categories (topical): Inorganic compounds, Pharmaceutical drugs Synonyms: laughing gas, dinitrogen oxide, dinitrogen monoxide, hippy crack [slang], E942, nos [automotive, vehicles, transport], nox [automotive, vehicles, transport], NOx, N₂O, N2O Related terms: gas and air Translations (nitrous oxide): òxid nitrós [masculine] (Catalan), 一氧化二氮 (yīyǎnghuà'èrdàn) (Chinese Mandarin), 氧化亞氮 (Chinese Mandarin), 氧化亚氮 (yǎnghuàyàdàn) (Chinese Mandarin), oxid dusný [masculine] (Czech), typpioksiduuli (Finnish), dityppioksidi (Finnish), protoxyde d’azote [masculine] (French), Distickstoffmonoxid [neuter] (German), dinitrogén-oxid (Hungarian), dinitrogén-monoxid (Hungarian), kéjgáz (Hungarian), nevetőgáz (Hungarian), 亜酸化窒素 (asanka chisso) (alt: あさんかちっそ) (Japanese), podtlenek azotu [masculine] (Polish), gaz rozweselający [masculine] (Polish), óxido nitroso [masculine] (Portuguese), gás hilariante [masculine] (Portuguese), gás do riso [masculine] (Portuguese), за́кись азо́та (zákisʹ azóta) [feminine] (Russian), oxid dusný (Slovak), óxido nitroso [masculine] (Spanish), ไนตรัสออกไซด์ (nai-dtrâs-ɔ́k-saai) (Thai)

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