laughing gas
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of laughing gas
First recorded in 1835–45
Example Sentences
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During the removal process, she wore a face mask connected to a rolling cart of the laughing gas and oxygen tanks.
“So I wear that when I work with my patients, when they look horrified or complain, I quietly cut back on the laughing gas.”
From Los Angeles Times
Nitrous oxide – known colloquially as "laughing gas" – has many uses, from a painkiller during dental procedures to a whipping agent for canned whipped cream.
From BBC
Eutrophication and acidification are some of the environmental problems that can be traced to the use of ammonia -- as well as emissions of laughing gas, which is a very potent greenhouse gas.
From Science Daily
It’s a little like “Mad Max” on laughing gas.
From New York Times
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