Laughing gas

Japanese: 笑気 - しょうき
Laughing gas
(Noun) (Named after the fact that when inhaled, it causes facial muscles to spasm , resulting in a laughing expression) = nitric oxide ① [Draft Chemical Vocabulary (1900)]

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Japanese:
〘名〙 (吸入すると顔の筋肉を痙攣(けいれん)させ、笑うような表情になるところからいう) =さんかちっそ(酸化窒素)①〔稿本化学語彙(1900)〕

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