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laughing gas

NOUN
inhaled anesthetic
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Select locations will offer laughing gas as a pain reliever for insertion and removal of IUDs.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 1, 2026

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 ● May 27, 2025

"Engine tests have shown varying degrees of emissions of laughing gas, which is a very potent greenhouse gas with more than 200 times the global warming impact than carbon dioxide."

From Science Daily ● Feb. 5, 2024

It’s a little like “Mad Max” on laughing gas.

From New York Times ● Jul. 20, 2023

Any time it rained in Bali, the clouds cracked open and fat drops of laughing gas fell down on everyone.

From "Hello, Universe" by Erin Entrada Kelly


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