Nitro may refer to:

Chemistry

Nitrogen Nitrogen is the chemical element with the symbol N and atomic number 7. Nitrogen is a nonmetal and the lightest member of group 15 of the periodic table, often called the pnictogens. It is a common element in the universe, estimated at se ...

, a chemical element and a gas except at very low temperatures, with which many compounds are formed: **

Nitro compound In organic chemistry, nitro compounds are organic compounds that contain one or more nitro functional groups (). The nitro group is one of the most common explosophores (functional group that makes a compound explosive) used globally. The nitr ...

, an organic compound containing one or more nitro functional groups, -NO₂ **

Nitroalkene A nitroalkene, or nitro olefin, is a functional group combining the functionality of its constituent parts, an alkene and nitro group, while displaying its own chemical properties through alkene activation, making the functional group useful in spe ...

, a functional group combining the functionality of an alkene and nitro group **

Nitrocellulose Nitrocellulose (also known as cellulose nitrate, flash paper, flash cotton, guncotton, pyroxylin and flash string, depending on form) is a highly flammable compound formed by nitrating cellulose through exposure to a mixture of nitric acid and ...

, or cellulose nitrate, an extremely flammable chemical compound **

Nitroglycerin Nitroglycerin (NG), (alternative spelling of nitroglycerine) also known as trinitroglycerin (TNG), nitro, glyceryl trinitrate (GTN), or 1,2,3-trinitroxypropane, is a dense, colorless, oily, explosive liquid most commonly produced by nitrating g ...

, or glyceryl trinitrate, an explosive chemical compound **

Nitromethane Nitromethane, sometimes shortened to simply "nitro", is an organic compound with the chemical formula . It is the simplest organic nitro compound. It is a polar liquid commonly used as a solvent in a variety of industrial applications such as in ...

, a simple organic nitro compound with the formula ***

Nitro fuel Nitromethane, sometimes shortened to simply "nitro", is an organic compound with the chemical formula . It is the simplest organic nitro compound. It is a polar liquid commonly used as a solvent in a variety of industrial applications such as in ...

, a fuel containing nitromethane and methanol ****

Nitro engine A nitro engine generally refers to an engine powered with a fuel that contains some portion (usually between 10% and 40%) of nitromethane mixed with methanol. Nitromethane is a highly combustible substance that is generally only used in very spec ...

, an engine powered with nitro fuel used in some radio-controlled model cars, aircraft etc.

People

Danny Lee Clark Danny Lee "Nitro" Clark (born May 21, 1964) is an American athlete, television personality, author, actor, and producer. He is best known for his role as gladiator Nitro on the TV show '' American Gladiators''. He is also a health and fitness exp ...

(born 1964), known as "Nitro" on the original ''American Gladiators'' television show *

John Morrison (wrestler) John Randall Hennigan (born October 3, 1979) is an American professional wrestler and actor, better known by the ring name John Morrison. He is best known for his time in WWE, Impact Wrestling and Lucha Underground. Hennigan currently makes appe ...

(born 1979), professional wrestler formerly known as Johnny Nitro *

Nitro (wrestler) Nitro is a Mexican professional wrestling, wrestler active as a ''heel (professional wrestling), rudo'' in Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre. Currently he is in a stable call ''Los Guerreros Tuareg''. Nitro's real name is not a matter of public reco ...

(born 1966), Mexican professional wrestler

Places

Giant, Richmond, California Giant (formerly, Nitro) was an unincorporated community, now within Point Pinole Regional Shoreline, and annexed to Richmond in Contra Costa County, California. It lies at an elevation of 23 feet (7 m). History The town of Nitro—Giant was establ ...

, formerly named Nitro *

Nitro, West Virginia Nitro is a city in Kanawha and Putnam counties in the State of West Virginia, named after a World War I era nitrocellulose plant built by the government. The population was 6,518 according to the 2021 Population estimates. History Nitro was in ...

, United States

Arts and entertainment

Nitro (Adlabs Imagica) Nitro is a steel Floorless Coaster at Imagicaa amusement park in Khopoli, Maharashtra, India. Manufactured by Bolliger & Mabillard, the roller coaster reaches a maximum height of and a maximum speed of . The coaster also features five inver ...

, a roller coaster at the Imagicaa theme park in Khopoli, India * ''Nitro'' (film), a Canadian action film released in 2007 *

Nitro (Six Flags Great Adventure) Nitro is a steel roller coaster located at Six Flags Great Adventure in Jackson Township, New Jersey. Manufactured by Bolliger & Mabillard, the Hyper Coaster model opened to the public on April 7, 2001. Since its debut, Nitro has consistently ...

, a mega roller coaster at Six Flags Great Adventure in Jackson Township, New Jersey, United States

Fictional characters

Nitro (comics) Nitro is a supervillain appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. He first appeared in 1974. Nitro is known for playing a part in the death of the Kree superhero Mar-Vell. He is also known for being responsible for the Stamfor ...

, a Marvel Comics supervillain *

Nitro Norimaki The ''Dr. Slump'' manga series features an extensive cast of characters created by Akira Toriyama. It follows the humorous adventures of the little girl robot Arale Norimaki, her creator Senbei Norimaki and the other residents of the bizarre ...

, a character from the ''Dr. Slump'' franchise *Nitro, a character in the children's show ''The Shak'' played by Beau Walker

Music

*Nitro (band), an 80s metal band *"Nitro (Youth Energy)", a song by The Offspring from the album ''Smash (The Offspring album), Smash'' *Nitro Records, an independent punk music record label

Radio

*WMMS-HD2, an HD Radio digital subchannel (100.7-2 FM) licensed to Cleveland, Ohio, United States, formerly branded Nitro

Television

*Nitro (German TV channel), a German commercial television channel *Nitro (Spanish TV channel), a former Spanish commercial television channel owned by Atresmedia *"Nitro", an List of Mission: Impossible episodes#Season Three (1968–1969), episode of ''Mission: Impossible'' *''Nitro!'', a game show hosted by Greg Lee (actor), Greg Lee *''WCW Monday Nitro'', a professional wrestling television program

Videogaming

*''Need for Speed: Nitro'', a 2009 racing game *''Nicktoons Nitro'', a 2009 racing game for the Arcade *Nintendo DS, originally referred to by the codename "Project Nitro" *Nitro (video game), ''Nitro'' (video game), a 1990 computer game

Computing and technology

*Nitro (wireless networking), an 802.11g performance enhancement technology *Nitro cyberattacks *Nitro, a marketing name given by Apple to JavaScriptCore, the JavaScript engine of WebKit *Nitro PDF, a commercial software application *Nitro, a paid membership on Discord (software), Discord

Medicine

*Glyceryl trinitrate (pharmacology), a medical compound used for the treatment of angina pectoris *Medical use of nitroglycerin, prescribed for some heart conditions *Nitrous oxide, "laughing gas", used in some dental procedures as an anaesthetic

Vehicles and transportation

*Dodge Nitro, a compact SUV *USS Nitro, USS ''Nitro'', a ship *Windtech Nitro, a Spanish competition paraglider design

Other

*Nitro cold brew coffee *Nitro Express, a series of cartridges used in large-bore hunting rifles