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het lachgas

laughing gas

noun · /ˈlɑ.xɑs/

Its article is not one a rule predicts. Why het lachgas?

Forms

Article
het lachgas
Also means
nitrous oxide
How common
in everyday Dutch

In a sentence

De tandarts gebruikt soms lachgas.

The dentist sometimes uses laughing gas.

Jongeren gebruiken lachgas op straat.

Young people use laughing gas on the street.

Lachgas zit vaak in kleine ballonnen.

Laughing gas is often in small balloons.

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