laughing gas
Example Sentences
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The centers are also adding nitrous oxide, or laughing gas, for intrauterine device insertions.
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
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 • Feb. 5, 2024
It’s a little like “Mad Max” on laughing gas.
From New York Times • Jul. 20, 2023
Her bones felt warm and flexible; her joints were held together with laughing gas.
From "When Dimple Met Rishi" by Sandhya Menon
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.