Nitrous oxide
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1: a propellant used in whipped cream canisters. (probably safer than co2)
2: sold in whippets or [igi] bulbs, which are Meant to be cracked into a [canister] full of cream, and then released [whipping the cream].
3: users of the whipped cream canister often use an empty canister, release the bulb into the canister and then inhale the gas from the canister. When inhaled often a nang noise is heard and a strange sensation encompases the entire body, this lasts between 10seconds and 2 minutes from one bulb. This is not Physically addictive, but it is often such a good high that users become mentally addicted. -
1.) Chemical compound N(2 [subscript])O, which consists of two nitrogen atoms to one oxygen atom.
2.) Form of performance enhancer for automobiles, used to introduce extra air into cylinders by causing an chemical reaction that decomposes the [N20] into Oxygen and Nitrogen. This increases pressure inside the cylinders, which ultimately results in a horsepower increase.
3.) Used in [dentists] offices for numbing during oral surgeries, known as Laughing Gas. -
Gas with strong [analgesic] and weak [anesthetic] effects. Used in surgery and dentistry, mainly to potentiate other anesthetics. Also called [laughing gas].
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