nitro
/ˈnaɪtɹəʊ/
nitro noun: the univalent NO₂ functional group.
Noun
nitro (countable and uncountable, plural nitros)
- The univalent NO₂ functional group.
- Nitroglycerin, especially as medication.
- A beer that is nitrogenated to give it a more creamy head.
- Nitromethane.
- Nitrogen, especially as liquid nitrogen.
- 8 April 2018 Chomp Squad, "You Can Handel It"
Blaze, set the blasters to liquid nitro! We're gonna freeze this lava before it flows any further.
- 8 April 2018 Chomp Squad, "You Can Handel It"
- Nitrous oxide; the system that adds nitrous oxide to a car engine; by extension, a boost mechanic to speed up cars in a video game.
- You need to find the smartest routes and optimize the nitro boost to win.2007, Bendik Stang, The Book of Games, Book of Games, →ISBN, page 256
- Reaching down to his control panel , he pushed a big red button marked “nitro” . When the nitro mixed with the gasoline in the engine of Vane's monstrous machine, a giant fireball shot out from behind, launching the machine forward and almost knocking Vane right out of his seat.2007 11, Bill Franklin, Trent the Racing Turtle, Trent The Racing turtle, →ISBN, page 102
Adjective
nitro (not comparable)
- Containing the nitro group.
- Nitro compounds tend to be unstable and often explosive.
Proper noun capitalized: Nitro
Nitro
- A city in West Virginia.
nitro meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Urdu
nitro in Hindi
- नाइट्रो
nitro in Tamil
- நைட்ரோ, நிட்ரோ, நைத்ரோ
nitro in Marathi
- नायट्रो, नाइट्रो, नायट्रॉ
nitro in Urdu
- نائٹرو
More languagesFewer languages
- nitro in Bengali
- নাইট্রো
- nitro in Telugu
- నైట్రో, నిట్రో
- nitro in Malayalam
- നൈട്രോ, നിട്രോ
- nitro in Kannada
- ನೈಟ್ರೋ, ನೈಟ್ರೊ
- nitro in Punjabi
- ਨਾਈਟ੍ਰੋ, ਨਾਈਟਰੋ, ਨਾਇਟਰੋ
- nitro in Gujarati
- નાઇટ્રો, નાઈટ્રો
- nitro in Odia
- ନାଇଟ୍ରୋ
- nitro in Nepali
- नाइट्रो
Forms of nitro
| plural | nitros |
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Origin of nitro
Derived from nitrocellulose, referring to local gunpowder manufacture.
Words formed from nitro
- nitro acid
- nitro blue tetrazolium chloride
- nitro powder
- desnitro
- dinitro-
- dinitro
- dinitronaphthalene
- halonitroalkane
- hexanitro
- hydronitroxide
- mononitro
- nitraniline
- nitroalkene
- nitrobenzaldehyde
- nitrodiamantane
- nitro musk
- nitroolefin
- nitroquinoline
- nitroquinoxaline
- nitro sugar
- tetranitro
- trinitro
Phrases with nitro
Questions about nitro
- What does nitro mean?
- Nitro means the univalent NO₂ functional group.
- What is nitro in Hindi?
- Nitro in Hindi is नाइट्रो. See Nitro meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is nitro?
- Nitro can be a noun, an adjective or a proper noun.
- How do you pronounce nitro?
- Nitro is pronounced /ˈnaɪtɹəʊ/.
- What is the plural of nitro?
- The plural of nitro is nitros.
Words near nitro in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: nitro (page history and authors); Nitro (page history and authors); nitro (Hindi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); nitro (Tamil, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); nitro (Marathi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); nitro (Urdu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); nitro (Bengali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); nitro (Telugu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); nitro (Malayalam, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); nitro (Kannada, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); nitro (Punjabi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); nitro (Gujarati, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); nitro (Odia, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); nitro (Nepali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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