Nitrous oxide is a colourless gas. It has two nitrogen atoms and 1 oxygen atom written as N2O. Nitrous oxide is typically used for anesthesia and pain relief by medical professionals & dentists. It has also been misused by people for recreational reasons.
Another use for nitrous oxide gas is as a petrol booster in cars. Nitrous oxide is not flammable at lowwer temperatures. However, when super heated the oxygen is release and helps combust the cars ordinary petrol and release more power.
The nitrous oxide for sale on this site is for cooking uses. It can be used as a foaming agent in food and drink, whipping cream, making mousses, infusing flavours into alcohol & lots of other culinary applications.