nitrous oxide

English

Noun

nitrous oxide (uncountable)

(inorganic chemistry) A non-flammable gas (N₂O) commonly used in surgery and dentistry for its anaesthetic and analgesic effects.

Synonyms

dinitrogen oxide, dinitrogen monoxide, laughing gas (common name when used as an anaesthetic or analgesic)
E942 when used as a propellant
hippy crack (slang, when used as a recreational drug)

Translations

nitrous oxide

Catalan: òxid nitrós m
Czech: oxid dusný m
Finnish: typpioksiduuli (fi), dityppioksidi (fi)
Hungarian: dinitrogén-oxid, dinitrogén-monoxid, kéjgáz, nevetőgáz
Japanese: 亜酸化窒素 (あさんかちっそ, asanka chisso)

Polish: podtlenek azotu m, tlenek diazotu m
Portuguese: óxido nitroso m, gás hilariante m, gás do riso m
Russian: за́кись азо́та f (zákisʹ azóta)
Spanish: óxido nitroso m

See also

gas and air

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