laughing gas
Example Sentences
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“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
A 25-year-old said taking too much laughing gas left her unable to walk and put her in hospital for six weeks.
From BBC
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
