nitrous oxide
noun
: a colorless gas N2O that when inhaled produces loss of sensibility to pain preceded by exhilaration and sometimes laughter, that is used especially as an anesthetic in dentistry and as a fuel, and that is an atmospheric pollutant and greenhouse gas produced by combustion
called also laughing gas
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Nitrogen-fixing cereals would also avoid the problem of nitrous oxide wafting up from fertilized fields.
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Leigh Phillips, The Atlantic, 9 July 2024
Loading your audio article Milo Yiannopoulos, the former chief of staff for Kanye West, is alleging celebrity dentist Thomas Connelly provided the rapper with nitrous oxide for recreational use, which led to addiction.
—Evan Rosen, New York Daily News, 7 Aug. 2024
Three suspects were contacted during a call for service, and a man was seen using and being in possession of nitrous oxide.
—Anne Gelhaus, The Mercury News, 30 July 2024
According to prosecutors, the teen was struck by a nitrous oxide canister.
—Christina Hall, USA TODAY, 26 Apr. 2024
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Leigh Phillips, The Atlantic, 9 July 2024
Loading your audio article Milo Yiannopoulos, the former chief of staff for Kanye West, is alleging celebrity dentist Thomas Connelly provided the rapper with nitrous oxide for recreational use, which led to addiction.
—Evan Rosen, New York Daily News, 7 Aug. 2024
Three suspects were contacted during a call for service, and a man was seen using and being in possession of nitrous oxide.
—Anne Gelhaus, The Mercury News, 30 July 2024
According to prosecutors, the teen was struck by a nitrous oxide canister.
—Christina Hall, USA TODAY, 26 Apr. 2024
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“Nitrous oxide.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/nitrous%20oxide. Accessed 17 Sep. 2024.
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