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 sp ...

, 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, 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 wrestler active as a ''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 record, as is often the case with masked wres ...

(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), 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) Nitro was an American heavy metal band from Hollywood, California. Formed in 1988, the group originally featured vocalist Jim Gillette, guitarist Michael Angelo Batio, bassist T. J. Racer and drummer Bobby Rock. Nitro released its debut album '' ...

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

Radio

WMMS-HD2 WMMS-HD2 (100.7-2 FM) is a digital subchannel of WMMS, a commercial radio station licensed to Cleveland, Ohio, and features programming from the Black Information Network. Owned by iHeartMedia, WMMS-HD2 serves Greater Cleveland and surrounding N ...

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

Television

Nitro (German TV channel) Nitro is a German free-to-air television channel owned by the RTL Group. Conception The slogan of Nitro is „Fernsehen für Helden“ (television for heroes). It describes itself as a "premium entertainment channel" ("Premium-Unterhaltungsse ...

, a German commercial television channel *

Nitro (Spanish TV channel) Nitro was a Spanish television channel owned by Atresmedia. Its programming was aimed towards a male audience. History The channel ceased broadcasting on 5 May 2014, as a consequence of a sentence by the Supreme Court of Spain The Supreme Co ...

, 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 ''WCW Monday Nitro'', also known as ''WCW Nitro'' or simply ''Nitro'', is an American professional wrestling television program that was produced by World Championship Wrestling (WCW) and broadcast weekly every Monday night on TNT in the Unite ...

'', 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 Neutro ...

'', a 2009 racing game for the Arcade * Nintendo DS, originally referred to by the codename "Project Nitro" * ''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 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 P ...

* Nitro PDF, a commercial software application *Nitro, a paid membership on

Discord Discord is a VoIP and instant messaging social platform. Users have the ability to communicate with voice calls, video calls, text messaging, media and files in private chats or as part of communities called "servers".The developer documenta ...

Medicine

* Glyceryl trinitrate (pharmacology), 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) ...

, 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 ...

, "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 Cold brew coffee, also called cold water extraction or cold pressing, is the process of steeping coffee grounds in water at cool temperatures for an extended period. Coarse-ground beans are soaked in water for about 12 to 24 hours. The water is n ...

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 c ...

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