English

Pronunciation

• nī'trō, /ˈnaɪtrəʊ/, /"naItr@U/

  Rhymes: -aɪtrəʊ

Noun

1. the univalent NO2 functional group

Adjective

1. containing the nitro group; such compounds tend to be unstable and often explosive

Derived terms

• nitro acid
• nitro blue tetrazolium chloride
• nitro powder

Related terms

• nitro-

Italian

Verb

1. Form of First-person singular present tense, nitrare

Chemicals

• Nitroglycerin, an extremely explosive chemical compound
• Nitrous oxide, "laughing gas", used in some dental procedures as an anaesthetic; also used in high-performance internal-combustion engines as an oxidizing additive
• Nitromethane, the simplest organic nitro compound; also used to fuel high-performance internal-combustion engines
• Glyceryl trinitrate (pharmacology), a medical compound used for the treatment of angina pectoris
• Nitrogen, the elemental form of nitrogen, a gas.
• Nitrocellulose, an extremely flammable chemical compound
• Nitro compound, an organic compound that contains one or more nitro functional groups, -NO2

Entertainment

• Nitro Records, an independent punk music record label
• Nitro (band), an 80s metal band
• Nitro (roller coaster), a mega roller coaster at Six Flags Great Adventure
• WCW Monday Nitro, a professional wrestling television program
• John Hennigan, a professional wrestler known as Johnny Nitro/John Morrison
• Danny Lee Clark, known as "Nitro" on the American Gladiators television show
• Nitro (computer game), a 1990 computer game
• Nitro! (DOS game), a computer game created by PLBM Games for MS-DOS systems
• Nintendo DS, originally referred to by the codename "Project Nitro"
• Nitro Snowboards, a snowboard manufacturer
• Nitro (comics), a Marvel Comics supervillain
• Nitro, a character played by Beau Walker, from the children's show The Shak
• Nitro (film), a Canadian action film released in 2007.

Other

• Dodge Nitro
• Nitro, West Virginia, United States
• Nitro (wireless networking), Conexant's proprietary enhancements to IEEE 802.11g wireless LAN performance
• Nitro (web framework), a web development library for the Ruby language