nitro
adj1
Chemistry, Natural sciences, Physical sciences Containing the nitro group.
- Nitro compounds tend to be unstable and often explosive.
- Derived terms
- nitro acid, nitro blue tetrazolium chloride, nitro powder
- Related terms
- nitro-
nitro
noun/ˈnaɪtɹəʊ/
1
Chemistry, Natural sciences, Physical sciences The univalent NO₂ functional group.
2
Informal Nitroglycerin, especially as medication.
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Informal A beer that is nitrogenated to give it a more creamy head.
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Informal Nitromethane.
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Informal 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.
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Informal 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:
- Derived terms
- desnitro, dinitro-, dinitro, dinitronaphthalene, halonitroalkane, hexanitro, hydronitroxide, mononitro, nitraniline, nitroalkene, nitrobenzaldehyde, nitrodiamantane, nitro musk, nitroolefin, nitroquinoline, nitroquinoxaline, nitro sugar, tetranitro, trinitro