Nitrous Oxide. N2o. (Not Officinal)
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This section is from the book "Materia Medica And Therapeutics: An Introduction to the National Treatment of Disease", by John Mitchell Bruce. Also available from Amazon: The pharmacology and therapeutics of the materia medica.
Nitrous Oxide. N2o. (Not Officinal)
Nitrous Oxide Gas, Protoxide of Nitrogen, "Laughing Gas."
Source. - Made by heating Nitrate of Ammonia. NH4NO3 =
N2O + 2H1O.
Characters. - A colourless inodorous gas. It is provided for use condensed into a liquid, in strong iron bottles, whence it is allowed to escape into a caoutchouc bag.
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