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nitrous /ni·trous/ (ni´trus) pertaining to nitrogen in its lowest valency.

nitrous oxide a gas, N2O, used as a general anesthetic, usually in combination with another agent.

ni·trous (n

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adj.

Of, derived from, or containing nitrogen, especially in a valence state lower than that in a comparable nitric compound.

nitrous

pertaining to or containing nitrogen in its lowest valence.

nitrous oxide

a gas used by inhalation as a general anesthetic; called also laughing gas.

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