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Nitrous Oxide

"Nitrous Oxide" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus, MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure, which enables searching at various levels of specificity.

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Nitrogen oxide (N2O). A colorless, odorless gas that is used as an anesthetic and analgesic. High concentrations cause a narcotic effect and may replace oxygen, causing death by asphyxia. It is also used as a food aerosol in the preparation of whipping cream.


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Bar chart showing 6 publications over 6 distinct years, with a maximum of 1 publications in 1995 and 2003 and 2007 and 2011 and 2013 and 2024
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