Translation guide
A chemical compound used as an anesthetic and recreational drug, commonly known as laughing gas.
Referring to the gas N₂O used in medical or dental procedures.
Referring to nitrous oxide used for its euphoric effects, often inhaled from balloons.
Common term for nitrous oxide when used recreationally; literally 'laughing gas'.
クラブで笑気ガスを吸う若者が増えている。
More young people are inhaling laughing gas at clubs.
Possession or inhalation of nitrous oxide for recreational purposes is illegal under the Pharmaceutical and Medical Device Act. Medical use is strictly regulated.
The standard scientific and medical term for nitrous oxide.
歯科治療で亜酸化窒素が使われることがあります。
Nitrous oxide is sometimes used in dental treatment.
Nitrous oxide anesthesia is considered to be highly safe.
More formal term, sometimes used in news reports about recreational abuse.
亜酸化窒素ガスの乱用が問題になっている。
Abuse of nitrous oxide gas has become a problem.