nitrous oxide
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nitrous oxide
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A nonflammable gas commonly used in surgery and dentistry for its anaesthetic and analgesic effects and in motorsport for bursts of added power.
Holonym: gas and air
Similar: laughing gas, dinitrogen oxide, dinitrogen monoxide, mul:E942, nos, nox, NOx, hippy crack
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noun nitrous oxide
| Español | óxido nitroso |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | 亜酸化窒素 asanka chisso |
| 中文 | 一氧化二氮 yīyǎnghuà'èrdàn, 氧化亞氮 /氧化亚氮 yǎnghuàyàdàn |
| Português | óxido nitroso, gás hilariante, gás do riso |
| Français | protoxyde d'azote |
| Deutsch | Distickstoffmonoxid |
| Ελληνικά | υποξείδιο του αζώτου ypoxeídio tou azótou |
| Русский | за́кись азо́та zákisʹ azóta |
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title = {nitrous oxide},
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