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单词 nitrous oxide
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Definition of nitrous oxide in English:

nitrous oxide

nounnʌɪtrəsˈɒksʌɪdˈnaɪtrəs ˈɑkˌsaɪd
mass noun
  • A colourless gas with a sweetish odour, prepared by heating ammonium nitrate. It produces exhilaration or anaesthesia when inhaled and is used (mixed with oxygen) as an anaesthetic and as an aerosol propellant.

    Chemical formula: N₂O

    Example sentencesExamples
    • He underwent surgery under general anaesthesia with oxygen in nitrous oxide.
    • Carbon dioxide, methane, nitrous oxide, and other gases are known collectively as greenhouse gases because they trap heat in the atmosphere.
    • Other trace gases include methane, nitrous oxide, carbon monoxide, sulphur dioxide, and ozone.
    • These gases, including carbon dioxide, methane and nitrous oxide, absorb heat more readily than do the main constituents of our atmosphere, oxygen and nitrogen.
    • This patient, a young woman, had obtained her nitrous oxide from cartridges of nitrous oxide used to aerate cream.
 
 

Definition of nitrous oxide in US English:

nitrous oxide

nounˈnaɪtrəs ˈɑkˌsaɪd
  • A colorless gas with a sweetish odor, prepared by heating ammonium nitrate. It produces exhilaration or anesthesia when inhaled and is used as an anesthetic and as an aerosol propellant.

    Chemical formula: N₂O

    Also called laughing gas
    Example sentencesExamples
    • He underwent surgery under general anaesthesia with oxygen in nitrous oxide.
    • This patient, a young woman, had obtained her nitrous oxide from cartridges of nitrous oxide used to aerate cream.
    • These gases, including carbon dioxide, methane and nitrous oxide, absorb heat more readily than do the main constituents of our atmosphere, oxygen and nitrogen.
    • Carbon dioxide, methane, nitrous oxide, and other gases are known collectively as greenhouse gases because they trap heat in the atmosphere.
    • Other trace gases include methane, nitrous oxide, carbon monoxide, sulphur dioxide, and ozone.
 
 
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