laughing gas

See also: laughing-gas

English

Etymology

From its euphoric effects. Coined by British chemist Humphry Davy in 1799.

Noun

laughing gas (uncountable)

1. nitrous oxide, especially when used as an anaesthetic

Translations

common name for nitrous oxide

• Finnish: ilokaasu (fi)
• French: gaz hilarant (fr) m
• German: Lachgas (de) n
• Japanese: 笑気 (shōki)
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• Kazakh: күлкі газ (külkı gaz)
• Polish: gaz rozweselający m
• Russian: веселя́щий газ m (veseljáščij gaz)
• Slovak: rajský plyn
• Swedish: lustgas (sv) c
• Turkish: gülme gazı

See also

• Wikipedia article on laughing gas