nitrous oxide

chemical compound

chemical formula N2O, nitrous oxide is an oxidizer and a mildly toxic gas with a TLV of 50ppm. Nitrous oxide has a sweet odor. Nitrous oxide is used to nitride silicon dioxide and metals and during silicon oxynitride deposition. NMOS - an MOS device that uses N-type carriers, electrons for conduction in the on-state.

A powerful greenhouse gas with a global warming potential most recently evaluated at 310. Major sources of nitrous oxide include soil cultivation practices, especially the use of commercial and organic fertilizers, fossil fuel combustion, nitric acid production, and biomass burning.

Noun
1. inhalation anesthetic used as an anesthetic in dentistry and surgery
(synonym) laughing gas
(hypernym) inhalation anesthetic, inhalation anaesthetic, inhalation general anesthetic, inhalation general anaesthetic
(substance-meronym) ammonium nitrate