laughing gas
Dentist's giddy air
Laughing gas is a colloquial name for nitrous oxide, a colorless gas with a slightly sweet odor that produces euphoria and mild sedation when inhaled.
Dentists commonly use it to relax anxious patients during procedures.
The nickname comes from the giddy, sometimes giggly state it induces.
Recreationally, people inhale it from small canisters called whippits for a brief high, though this carries health risks including oxygen deprivation.
Anesthetic inhalant causing euphoria
- sedationDrug-induced calm state
- dentistryOral healthcare profession
- anesthesiaInduced loss of feeling
- analgesiaAbsence of sensation
pain relief · inhalation · mask · gas cylinder · flowmeter · anxiolytic · relaxation · conscious sedation
Nitrous oxide cartridges
- balloonsAir-filled rubber sacs
- canistersCylindrical storage vessels
- chargersPower-restoring devices or warhorses
- party drugIllicit nightclub intoxicant
huffing · hypoxia · dizziness · disorientation · dispenser · oxygen deprivation
Lightheaded, excitable state
- light-headednessSensation of nearly fainting
- gigglesShort, silly laughs
- elationIntense triumphant joy
- intoxicationSubstance-induced mental impairment
bliss · exhilaration · floating sensation · disorientation · tingling · warmth · dissociation · dreaminess
nitrous oxide
Anesthetic inhalant causing euphoria
- sedationDrug-induced calm state
- dentistryOral healthcare profession
- anesthesiaInduced loss of feeling
analgesia · pain relief · inhalation · mask · gas cylinder · flowmeter · anxiolytic · relaxation · conscious sedation · anesthesiologist
whippits
Nitrous oxide cartridges
- balloonsAir-filled rubber sacs
- canistersCylindrical storage vessels
- chargersPower-restoring devices or warhorses
party drug · huffing · hypoxia · dizziness · disorientation · dispenser · oxygen deprivation
giddiness
Lightheaded, excitable state
- light-headednessSensation of nearly fainting
- gigglesShort, silly laughs
- elationIntense triumphant joy
intoxication · bliss · exhilaration · floating sensation · disorientation · tingling · warmth · dissociation · dreaminess · altered state
giggles
Short, silly laughs
- sillinessFrivolous, absurd behavior
- giddinessLightheaded, excitable state
- chucklesSoft, subdued laughter
hilarity · humor · amusement · funny · absurdity · mirthful · comic effect · hysterics
- gas mixturesair, biogas, coal gas, fuel gas, town gas
- oxidescarbon dioxide, carbon monoxide, iron oxide, zinc oxide, nitrogen dioxide
- Anesthesiologygeneral anesthesia, local anesthesia, sedation, epidural, spinal anesthesia
- anestheticspropofol, ketamine, halothane, thiopental, nitrous oxide
- dental anesthesiadental anesthesia, local anesthesia, local anesthetic, sedation, nitrous oxide
- dental drugslidocaine, novocaine, benzocaine, local anesthetic, topical anesthetic
laughing gasgeneral anesthesia
Drug-induced unconsciousness for surgery
deep sedation · propofol · ketamine · induced coma · IV sedation
laughing gastear gas
Eye-irritating riot dispersant
smelling salts · capsaicin · nerve agent · ammonia · chlorine gas