Dictionary Home »
The American Heritage Medical Dictionary » nitrous oxide
nitrous oxide
nitrous oxide definition - medical
nitrous oxide
noun A colorless sweet-tasting gas used as a mild anesthetic in dentistry and surgery.
The American Heritage® Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
Comments
Improve this definition.
Browse dictionary definitions near nitrous oxide
Share on Facebook