nitrous oxide

chemical compound
ChemicalSubstance type_of_chemical_entity Q905750
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nitrous oxide

Summary

nitrous oxide is a type of chemical entity[1]. It ranks in the top 0.49% of type_of_chemical_entity entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (5,460 views/month, #62 of 12,596).[2]

Key Facts

  • nitrous oxide's instance of is recorded as type of chemical entity[3].
  • nitrous oxide's canonical SMILES is recorded as N#[N+][O-][4].
  • nitrous oxide's chemical formula is recorded as N₂O[5].
  • nitrous oxide is a type of nitrogen oxide[6].
  • nitrous oxide is part of nitrous-oxide reductase activity[7].
  • nitrous oxide is part of nitric oxide reductase activity[8].
  • nitrous oxide is used for refrigerant[9].
  • nitrous oxide is used for medication[10].
  • nitrous oxide's Commons category is recorded as Nitrous oxide[11].
  • nitrous oxide comprises oxygen[12].
  • nitrous oxide's described by source is recorded as Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia[13].
  • nitrous oxide's described by source is recorded as Encyclopedic Lexicon[14].
  • nitrous oxide's described by source is recorded as Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)[15].
  • nitrous oxide's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[16].
  • nitrous oxide's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[17].
  • nitrous oxide's has effect is recorded as nitrous oxide exposure[18].
  • nitrous oxide's NIOSH Pocket Guide ID is recorded as 0465[19].
  • nitrous oxide's density is recorded as {'unit': 'Q834105', 'amount': '+1.98'}[20].
  • nitrous oxide's density is recorded as {'unit': 'Q834105', 'amount': '+1.967'}[21].
  • nitrous oxide's mass is recorded as {'unit': 'Q483261', 'amount': '+44.001'}[22].
  • nitrous oxide's speed of sound is recorded as {'unit': 'Q182429', 'amount': '+263'}[23].
  • nitrous oxide's melting point is recorded as {'unit': 'Q42289', 'amount': '-132'}[24].
  • nitrous oxide's melting point is recorded as {'unit': 'Q25267', 'amount': '-90.8'}[25].
  • nitrous oxide's boiling point is recorded as {'unit': 'Q42289', 'amount': '-127'}[26].

Why It Matters

nitrous oxide ranks in the top 0.49% of type_of_chemical_entity entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (5,460 views/month, #62 of 12,596).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[27] It is known by 146 alternative names across languages and contexts.[28]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . PubChem. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . PubChem. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . geneontology.org. Retrieved . geneontology.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . geneontology.org. Retrieved . geneontology.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . DrugBank. wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . cdc.gov. cdc.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov. pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . PubChem. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . CRC Handbook of Chemistry and Physics (78th edition). wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . cdc.gov. cdc.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . Basic laboratory and industrial chemicals: A CRC quick reference handbook. wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . cdc.gov. cdc.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [27] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [28] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 18h ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-21 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Standard molar entropy {'unit': 'Q20966455', 'amount': '+219.9'}
    Vapor pressure {'unit': 'Q177974', 'amount': '+51.3'}
    On focus list of wikimedia project WikiProject Climate change
    Subclass of nitrogen oxide
    + 26 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|8 */ [[Property:P2347]]: 15107, mv to monolingual text names on YSO statements"
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