laughing gas

Meaning

Nitrous oxide, especially when used as an anaesthetic.

Translations

protoxyde d’azote

gas de la risa

gás hilariante

Stickoxydul

òxid nitrós

óxido nitroso

oxyde nitreux

Azo-oxid

Etymology

From its euphoric effects. Coined by British chemist Humphry Davy in 1799.

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