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, 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 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, 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, 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) (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 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 ''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 ''Nicktoons Nitro'' is a racing video game which is a sequel to ''Nicktoons Racing'' and ''Nicktoons Winners Cup Racing''. It features Nicktoons characters from the ''SpongeBob SquarePants'', ''Danny Phantom'', '' The Adventures of Jimmy Neutron: ...

'', 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 WebKit is a browser engine developed by Apple and primarily used in its Safari web browser, as well as on the iOS and iPadOS version of any web browser. WebKit is also used by the BlackBerry Browser, PlayStation consoles beginning from the PS ...

Nitro PDF Nitro PDF Pro is an application used to create and edit Portable Document Format (PDF) files and digital documents. History Nitro Software was founded in Melbourne, Australia, by a team of three, as an alternative PDF software to Adobe Acrobat ...

, 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 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 ...

, prescribed for some heart conditions *

Nitrous oxide Nitrous oxide (dinitrogen oxide or dinitrogen monoxide), commonly known as laughing gas, nitrous, or nos, is a chemical compound, an oxide of nitrogen with the formula . At room temperature, it is a colourless non-flammable gas, and has a ...

, "laughing gas", used in some dental procedures as an anaesthetic

Vehicles and transportation

Dodge Nitro The Dodge Nitro is a compact SUV manufactured and marketed by Dodge for model years 2007-2012 across a single generation — as a close variant of the second-generation Jeep Liberty. Both vehicles use a composite unitized construction integra ...

, a compact SUV * USS ''Nitro'', a ship *

Windtech Nitro The Windtech Nitro is a Spanish single-place paraglider that was designed and produced by Windtech Parapentes of Gijón. It is now out of production.Bertrand, Noel; Rene Coulon; et al: ''World Directory of Leisure Aviation 2003-04'', page 36. ...

, a Spanish competition paraglider design

Other

* Nitro cold brew coffee *

Nitro Express The Nitro Express (NE) series of cartridges are used in large-bore hunting rifles, also known as elephant guns or express rifles, but later came to include smaller bore high velocity (for the time) British cartridges. Name The term "Express" was co ...

, a series of cartridges used in large-bore hunting rifles