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gas and air en · NOUN

Meanings

  1. (idiomatic, uncountable) An equal mixture of nitrous oxide and oxygen, used as a mild analgesic and anaesthetic, particularly during childbirth, for dental procedures, and in emergency medicine.
    • Near-synonym: Entonox (trade name: one particular brand)
    • Meronyms: nitrous oxide, N₂O; oxygen (strict sense), oxygen (loose sense), dioxygen, O₂
  2. (uncountable) Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see gas, and, air.

Synonyms

Entonox

wikidata: Q1881347