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gas and air

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.85 in modern English

Syllables
gas and air
IPA
11
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
1
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An equal mixture of nitrous oxide and oxygen, used as a mild analgesic and anaesthetic, particularly during childbirth, for dental procedures, and in emergency medicine.

Uncountable

noun

Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see gas, and, air.

Uncountable

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Entonox

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What does gas and air mean?
An equal mixture of nitrous oxide and oxygen, used as a mild analgesic and anaesthetic, particularly during childbirth, for dental procedures, and in emergency medicine.

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