nitrous+gas
41nitrous oxide — UK [ˌnaɪtrəs ˈɒksaɪd] / US [ˌnaɪtrəs ˈɑkˌsaɪd] noun [uncountable] chemistry a gas used in the past by doctors and dentists to prevent people feeling pain during a medical operation …
42nitrous oxide — ni′trous ox′ide n. chem. pha a colorless, sweet smelling gas, N2O, that may induce euphoria when inhaled: used for mild anesthesia • Etymology: 1790–1800 …
43nitrous oxide — noun inhalation anesthetic used as an anesthetic in dentistry and surgery • Syn: ↑laughing gas • Hypernyms: ↑inhalation anesthetic, ↑inhalation anaesthetic, ↑inhalation general anesthetic, ↑inhalation general anaesthetic …
44Laughing gas — Nitrous oxide, a gas that can cause general anesthesia. Nitrous oxide is sometimes given in the company of other anesthetic agents but it is never used today as the only anesthetic agent because the concentration of nitrous oxide needed to… …
45Greenhouse gas — Simple diagram of greenhouse effect. A greenhouse gas (sometimes abbreviated GHG) is a gas in an atmosphere that absorbs and emits radiation within the thermal infrared range. This process is the fundamental cause of the greenhouse effect.[1] …
46greenhouse gas — any of the gases whose absorption of solar radiation is responsible for the greenhouse effect, including carbon dioxide, methane, ozone, and the fluorocarbons. [1980 85] * * * ▪ atmospheric science Introduction any gas that has the property of… …
47Medical gas supply — Contents 1 Medical Piped Gas Systems Supply 2 Oxygen 3 Nitrous Oxide 4 Nitrogen 5 Carbon Dioxide …
48Medical pipeline gas supply — Medical gas supply= Medical gas is a piped gas system in hospitals and is responsible for supplying piped oxygen, nitrous oxide, nitrogen, carbon dioxide and medical air to various parts of the hospital. These systems are usually highly monitored …
49Bottled gas — is a term used for substances which are gaseous at Standard temperature and pressure (STP) and have been compressed and stored in carbon steel, stainless steel, aluminum or composite bottles known as gas cylinders. Gas state in cylinderThere are… …
50Second gas effect — The second gas effect applies to the situation in anaesthetics where a gas such as nitrous oxide is given in a high enough concentration so that its subsequent uptake from the alveolus causes an increase in the concentration of the other gases.… …
