NITROGEN NARCOSIS


Meaning of NITROGEN NARCOSIS in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ 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

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.