NITROGEN NARCOSIS


Meaning of NITROGEN NARCOSIS in English

Function: noun

Date: 1937

: a state of euphoria and confusion similar to that of alcohol intoxication which occurs when nitrogen in normal air enters the bloodstream at increased pressure (as in deep-water diving) ― called also rapture of the deep

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