gardner quincy colton

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Definition of gardner quincy colton in English English dictionary

born Feb. 7, 1814, Georgia, Vt., U.S. died Aug. 9, 1898, Rotterdam, Neth. U.S. anesthetist and inventor. He was among the first to use nitrous oxide as an anesthetic in dentistry; after a dentist suggested it, he safely used it in extracting thousands of teeth. He also invented an electric motor, exhibited in 1847

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Gardner Colton

born Feb. 7, 1814, Georgia, Vt., U.S. died Aug. 9, 1898, Rotterdam, Neth. U.S. anesthetist and inventor. He was among the first to use nitrous oxide as an anesthetic in dentistry; after a dentist suggested it, he safely used it in extracting thousands of teeth. He also invented an electric motor, exhibited in 1847

Hyphenation

Gard·ner Quin·cy Col·ton

Turkish pronunciation

gärdnır kwînsi kōltın

Pronunciation

/ˈgärdnər ˈkwənsē ˈkōltən/ /ˈɡɑːrdnɜr ˈkwɪnsiː ˈkoʊltən/