informal
: nitrous oxide
He began huffing nitrous by the case, causing vivid hallucinations.—
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archaic
: of, relating to, or containing niter
Examples of nitrous in a Sentence
Recent Examples on the WebAlice Callahan, New York Times, 17 Apr. 2020
The modifications include an engine that makes 570 rear-wheel horsepower, before nitrous, and which has a custom nitrous kit from Induction Solutions.
—Sebastian Blanco, Car and Driver, 21 Mar. 2020
Actually, nitrous is making a comeback in U.S. maternity circles.
—Marie McCullough, Philly.com, 16 May 2018
The Birth Center in Bryn Mawr charges patients $25 to try nitrous, and $250 to use it at will during labor.
—Marie McCullough, Philly.com, 16 May 2018
Sean Howe, Rolling Stone, 26 Aug. 2023
The federal government and state governments could also enact stronger standards on high global warming potential refrigerants, fugitive methane emissions, and nitrous dioxide emissions.
—Energy Innovation: Policy and Technology, Forbes, 3 Jan. 2023
Mackay further increased the pressure by flipping a switch that released helium from a smaller tank in the nose of the ship into the nitrous tank.
—Anna Russel, The New Yorker, 3 Aug. 2021
In the fourth installment of our series, Invisible, The Washington Post examines how over-fertilization in Mexico results in a surge of nitrous gas that scientists and the government are grappling to understand.
—Washington Post, 22 Dec. 2021
Another, nitrous dioxide, has been shown to impact lung function and raise respiratory infection risk, especially in young children.
—Jamie Gold, Forbes, 7 June 2022
To get airborne and soaring off to space, rockets need to burn a huge amount of propellant, which – depending on the type of fuel – can emit carbon dioxide, along with other pollutants like soot and nitrous gases.
—Miriam Fauzia, USA TODAY, 24 Sep. 2019
GreenWave is also an advocate of an even simpler method which entails burying kelp in soil to help land farmers with nitrous burps.
—Bea McMonagle, Forbes, 21 June 2021
This oxygen mask was a convenient way to solve the problem of a direct delivery system, providing a reliable connection to pass around a hose attached to the nitrous tank.
—Los Angeles Times, 7 Oct. 2021
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Noun
How effective nitrous is for alleviating pain is highly variable.
—Alice Callahan, New York Times, 17 Apr. 2020
The modifications include an engine that makes 570 rear-wheel horsepower, before nitrous, and which has a custom nitrous kit from Induction Solutions.
—Sebastian Blanco, Car and Driver, 21 Mar. 2020
Actually, nitrous is making a comeback in U.S. maternity circles.
—Marie McCullough, Philly.com, 16 May 2018
The Birth Center in Bryn Mawr charges patients $25 to try nitrous, and $250 to use it at will during labor.
—Marie McCullough, Philly.com, 16 May 2018
Adjective
In the cloakroom, a white-coated dentist operated two blue nitrous tanks, handing out balloons emblazoned with the High Times logo.
—Sean Howe, Rolling Stone, 26 Aug. 2023
The federal government and state governments could also enact stronger standards on high global warming potential refrigerants, fugitive methane emissions, and nitrous dioxide emissions.
—Energy Innovation: Policy and Technology, Forbes, 3 Jan. 2023
Mackay further increased the pressure by flipping a switch that released helium from a smaller tank in the nose of the ship into the nitrous tank.
—Anna Russel, The New Yorker, 3 Aug. 2021
In the fourth installment of our series, Invisible, The Washington Post examines how over-fertilization in Mexico results in a surge of nitrous gas that scientists and the government are grappling to understand.
—Washington Post, 22 Dec. 2021
Another, nitrous dioxide, has been shown to impact lung function and raise respiratory infection risk, especially in young children.
—Jamie Gold, Forbes, 7 June 2022
To get airborne and soaring off to space, rockets need to burn a huge amount of propellant, which – depending on the type of fuel – can emit carbon dioxide, along with other pollutants like soot and nitrous gases.
—Miriam Fauzia, USA TODAY, 24 Sep. 2019
GreenWave is also an advocate of an even simpler method which entails burying kelp in soil to help land farmers with nitrous burps.
—Bea McMonagle, Forbes, 21 June 2021
This oxygen mask was a convenient way to solve the problem of a direct delivery system, providing a reliable connection to pass around a hose attached to the nitrous tank.
—Los Angeles Times, 7 Oct. 2021
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“Nitrous.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/nitrous. Accessed 11 Dec. 2023.
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