Nitrous oxide is a colourless gas. It has 2 nitrogen atoms & 1 oxygen atom shortened as N2O. Nitrous oxide is typically used for anesthesia & pain relief by medical doctors and dentists. It has also been misused by people for recreational purposes.
Another use for nitrous oxide gas is as a fuel booster in cars. Nitrous oxide is not flammable at low temperatures. However, when super heated the oxygen is broken off & helps combust the cars normal fuel and release more energy.
The nitrous oxide for sale on this site is for cooking uses. It is utilised as a foaming agent in food & drink, whipping cream, making mousses, infusing flavours into alcohol and many other foodcooking uses.