informal
: nitrous oxide
He began huffing nitrous by the case, causing vivid hallucinations.—
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archaic
: of, relating to, or containing niter
Examples of nitrous in a Sentence
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Oshan Jarow, Vox, 7 Dec. 2018
Caffeine is a stimulant that essentially revs up your nervous system like adding nitrous to a car, which is decidedly not good if your mind is already hyperactive with worry, according to a paper published in NCBI in 2015.
—Max Bennett, Discover Magazine, 27 May 2024
How effective nitrous is for alleviating pain is highly variable.
—Alice Callahan, New York Times, 17 Apr. 2020
The modifications include an engine that makes 570 rear-wheel horsepower, before nitrous, and which has a custom nitrous kit from Induction Solutions.
—Sebastian Blanco, Car and Driver, 21 Mar. 2020
Actually, nitrous is making a comeback in U.S. maternity circles.
—Marie McCullough, Philly.com, 16 May 2018
The Birth Center in Bryn Mawr charges patients $25 to try nitrous, and $250 to use it at will during labor.
—Marie McCullough, Philly.com, 16 May 2018
Bethy Squires, Vulture, 24 Oct. 2024
Public nitrous shows began taking place as early as an 1814 lecture series in Philadelphia.
—Oshan Jarow, Vox, 7 Dec. 2018
For example, the inspiration from gaming can be seen in the nitrous button and air vents, while motocross sport is referenced in the Renthal handlebar, front fork design, and our signature front headlight.
—William Roberson, Forbes, 26 Sep. 2024
Novela’s mixes them in large batches in the basement each morning, pressurizes them with nitrous gas, then shoots them upstairs to be poured from a tap into dainty glass chalices, served cold on a golden platter.
—Jason Mastrodonato, The Mercury News, 18 July 2024
Of those, 21 proposed to do nothing to limit their nitrogen (not nitrous) oxide emissions.
—The Editors, Scientific American, 10 July 2024
Goo brands a nitrous product called Power Hitter, according to the Select Distributors website.
—Patrick Smith, NBC News, 13 Mar. 2024
On Thursday, Alabama is scheduled to execute Kenneth Eugene Smith with nitrous gas, a novel form of execution that has only been used on animals before now.
—Stephen Humphries, The Christian Science Monitor, 22 Jan. 2024
In the cloakroom, a white-coated dentist operated two blue nitrous tanks, handing out balloons emblazoned with the High Times logo.
—Sean Howe, Rolling Stone, 26 Aug. 2023
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Noun
Instead, nitrous became something else: entertainment.
—Oshan Jarow, Vox, 7 Dec. 2018
Caffeine is a stimulant that essentially revs up your nervous system like adding nitrous to a car, which is decidedly not good if your mind is already hyperactive with worry, according to a paper published in NCBI in 2015.
—Max Bennett, Discover Magazine, 27 May 2024
How effective nitrous is for alleviating pain is highly variable.
—Alice Callahan, New York Times, 17 Apr. 2020
The modifications include an engine that makes 570 rear-wheel horsepower, before nitrous, and which has a custom nitrous kit from Induction Solutions.
—Sebastian Blanco, Car and Driver, 21 Mar. 2020
Actually, nitrous is making a comeback in U.S. maternity circles.
—Marie McCullough, Philly.com, 16 May 2018
The Birth Center in Bryn Mawr charges patients $25 to try nitrous, and $250 to use it at will during labor.
—Marie McCullough, Philly.com, 16 May 2018
Adjective
The nitrous scene takes place in a room with dollar-bill wallpaper.
—Bethy Squires, Vulture, 24 Oct. 2024
Public nitrous shows began taking place as early as an 1814 lecture series in Philadelphia.
—Oshan Jarow, Vox, 7 Dec. 2018
For example, the inspiration from gaming can be seen in the nitrous button and air vents, while motocross sport is referenced in the Renthal handlebar, front fork design, and our signature front headlight.
—William Roberson, Forbes, 26 Sep. 2024
Novela’s mixes them in large batches in the basement each morning, pressurizes them with nitrous gas, then shoots them upstairs to be poured from a tap into dainty glass chalices, served cold on a golden platter.
—Jason Mastrodonato, The Mercury News, 18 July 2024
Of those, 21 proposed to do nothing to limit their nitrogen (not nitrous) oxide emissions.
—The Editors, Scientific American, 10 July 2024
Goo brands a nitrous product called Power Hitter, according to the Select Distributors website.
—Patrick Smith, NBC News, 13 Mar. 2024
On Thursday, Alabama is scheduled to execute Kenneth Eugene Smith with nitrous gas, a novel form of execution that has only been used on animals before now.
—Stephen Humphries, The Christian Science Monitor, 22 Jan. 2024
In the cloakroom, a white-coated dentist operated two blue nitrous tanks, handing out balloons emblazoned with the High Times logo.
—Sean Howe, Rolling Stone, 26 Aug. 2023
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