Nitro may refer to:

Chemistry

* Nitrogen, a chemical element and a gas except at very low temperatures, with which many compounds are formed: ** Nitro compound, an organic compound containing one or more nitro functional groups, -NO₂ ** Nitroalkene, a functional group combining the functionality of an alkene and nitro group ** Nitrocellulose, 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, a simple organic nitro compound with the formula *** Nitro fuel, a fuel containing nitromethane and methanol **** Nitro engine, an engine powered with nitro fuel used in some radio-controlled model cars, aircraft etc.

People

* Danny Lee Clark (born 1964), known as "Nitro" on the original ''American Gladiators'' television show * John Morrison (wrestler) (born 1979), professional wrestler formerly known as Johnny Nitro * Nitro (wrestler) (born 1966), Mexican professional wrestler

Places

* Giant, Richmond, California, formerly named Nitro * Nitro, West Virginia, 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 inve ...

, 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), a Marvel Comics supervillain * Nitro Norimaki, a character from the ''Dr. Slump'' franchise *Nitro, a character in the children's show ''

The Shak ''The Shak'' was an Australian children's television program broadcast on the Nine Network. Its four hosts, Curio (Drew Jarvis), Nitro (Beau Walker), Picasso ( Kendal Nagorcka) and Eco ( Jacqueline Duncan) answered viewer questions, queries, d ...

'' played by Beau Walker

Music

* Nitro (band), an 80s metal band *"Nitro (Youth Energy)", a song by The Offspring from the album '' Smash'' *

Nitro Records Nitro Records was an American independent record label, founded in 1994 and operated by The Offspring's Dexter Holland and Greg K. Nitro is famous for being an incubator for punk rock artists who have subsequently become successful, most notabl ...

, 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 episode of ''Mission: Impossible'' *''Nitro!'', a game show hosted by 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 The is a handheld game console produced by Nintendo, released globally across 2004 and 2005. The DS, an initialism for "Developers' System" or "Dual Screen", introduced distinctive new features to handheld games: two LCD screens working in tan ...

, originally referred to by the codename "Project Nitro" * ''Nitro'' (video game), a 1990 computer game

Computing and technology

Nitro (wireless networking) Nitro from Conexant (originally developed by Intersil) is a proprietary 802.11g performance enhancement technology introduced in 2003 as part of the PRISM chipset. The first implementation was designed to help compensate for the performance loss ...

, an 802.11g performance enhancement technology *

Nitro cyberattacks The Nitro hacking attacks were a targeted malware campaign in 2011 suspected to be a case of corporate espionage. At least 48 confirmed companies were infected with a Trojan horse (computing), Trojan called PoisonIvy (Trojan), Poison Ivy that transf ...

*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

Medicine

Glyceryl trinitrate (pharmacology) Nitroglycerin, also known as glyceryl trinitrate (GTN), is a medication used for heart failure, high blood pressure, anal fissures, painful periods, and to treat and prevent chest pain caused by decreased blood flow to the heart (angina) or ...

, 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'', 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