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    NITROUS OXIDE

    Pronunciation (US): Play  (GB): Play

     I. (noun) 

    Sense 1

    Meaning:

    Inhalation anesthetic used as an anesthetic in dentistry and surgeryplay

    Synonyms:

    laughing gas; nitrous oxide

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting man-made objects

    Hypernyms ("nitrous oxide" is a kind of...):

    inhalation anaesthetic; inhalation anesthetic; inhalation general anaesthetic; inhalation general anesthetic (a gas that produces general anesthesia when inhaled)

    Meronyms (substance of "nitrous oxide"):

    ammonium nitrate (used as an explosive and fertilizer and rocket propellant)

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