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Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 78. Chapters: Aerosol propellants, Firearm propellants, Rocket propellants, Gunpowder, Carbon dioxide, Nitrocellulose, Nitrous oxide, Chlorofluorocarbon, Propane, Electrothermal-chemical technology, Cordite, Monopropellant, Liquid rocket propellants, Smokeless powder, Propellant depot, Halomethane, Carbon tetrachloride, Ammonium perchlorate composite propellant, Isobutane, Dimethyl ether, Dichloromethane, 1,1,1,2-Tetrafluoroethane, Triethylaluminium, Oriental Powder Company, Chlorodifluoromethane, Mary Sherman Morgan, Black powder substitute, Improved Military Rifle, High-test peroxide, Ballistite, Hodgdon Powder Company, 1,1,1,2,3,3,3-Heptafluoropropane, Diethylene glycol dinitrate, Rocket candy, Nitroguanidine, Gas generator, Poudre B, Di-tert-butyl peroxide, Nitrous oxide fuel blend, The British Aerosol Manufacturers' Association, Dichlorofluoromethane, Octafluorocyclobutane, List of stoffs, 1,2,4-Butanetriol trinitrate, Green Gas, Hard start, ALICE, Tonka, Brown powder, Zero-emission rocket propulsion, Pyrocollodion, W231, Z-Stoff. Excerpt: For Other uses, see NOS. Nitrous oxide, commonly known as laughing gas or sweet air, is a chemical compound with the formula . It is an oxide of nitrogen. At room temperature, it is a colorless non-flammable gas, with a slightly sweet odor and taste. It is used in surgery and dentistry for its anesthetic and analgesic effects. It is known as "laughing gas" due to the euphoric effects of inhaling it, a property that has led to its recreational use as a dissociative anesthetic. It is also used as an oxidizer in rocketry and in motor racing to increase the power output of engines. At elevated temperatures, nitrous oxide is a powerful oxidizer similar to molecular oxygen. Nitrous oxide gives rise to NO (nitric oxide) on reaction with oxygen atoms, and this NO in turn reacts with ozone. As a re...
