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laughing gas

American  

noun

  1. nitrous oxide.

laughing gas British  

noun

  1. another name for nitrous oxide

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laughing gas Scientific  
/ lăf′ĭng /

  1. Nitrous oxide used as a mild anesthetic.

Etymology

Origin of laughing gas

First recorded in 1835–45

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Laughing gas may help treat severe depression, researchers say.

From US News • Dec. 10, 2014

Laughing gas was what it needed, decided most of the Southampton spectators.

From Time Magazine Archive

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