laughing gas
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English
Etymology
From its euphoric effects. Coined by British chemist Humphry Davy in 1799.
Noun
- Nitrous oxide, especially when used as an anaesthetic.
- 1913, Arthur Conan Doyle, “(please specify the page)”, in The Poison Belt Being an Account of another Adventure of Prof. George E. Challenger, Lord John Roxton, Prof. Summerlee and Mr. E. D. Malone, the discoverers of “The Lost World”">…], London; New York, N.Y.: Hodder and Stoughton, →OCLC:
- "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
Translations
common name for nitrous oxide
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Further reading
laughing gas on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
