laughing gas

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

Nitrous oxide, especially when used as an anaesthetic.

Equivalents

Españolgas de la risa gas hilarante

Françaisgaz hilarant

DeutschLachgas

14 more languages

Afrikaanslaggas

Bosanskiоксид

Suomiilokaasu kaasu

हिन्दीद्विभूयाति जारेय

Hrvatskiоксид

Italianoossido di diazoto protossido di azoto

日本語笑気

Polskigaz rozweselający

Românăgaz ilariant

Русскийвеселя́щий га́з

Српскиоксид

Svenskalustgas

Українськанітроге́н оксид

Tiếng Việtkhí tê

Examples

“"You know ⟳ how matters stand ⟳, dear," said he. "I have ⟳ explained it also to our friends here. You're not afraid are you?" "It won't be painful, George?" "No more than laughing-gas at the dentist's."”

“ETSC’s Belgian member VIAS institute is calling for the development of a breath test ⟳ to detect ⟳ when a driver has consumed nitrous oxide, known as ‘laughing gas’. Call ⟳ for breath tests to detect ⟳ drivers under the influence ⟳ of nitrous oxide, ETSC, 20 February 2024”

CEFR level

B2

Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.

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See also

laughing gear laughing goose laughing group laughing gull laughing heir laughing heir statute

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