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{{wiktionary|nitro|nitro-}} '''Nitro''' may refer to: {{TOC right}} ==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, -NO<sub>2</sub> **[[Nitro ligand]] in coordination chemistry **[[Nitroalkene]], a functional group combining the functionality of an alkene and nitro group **[[Nitrocellulose]], or cellulose nitrate, an extremely flammable chemical compound **[[Nitroglycerin]], or glyceryl trinitrate, an explosive chemical compound **[[Nitromethane]], a simple organic nitro compound with the formula {{chem|CH|3|NO|2}} ***[[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 *[[Harry Aikines-Aryeetey]] (born 1988), known as "Nitro" on the UK ''Gladiators'' television show *[[John Morrison (wrestler)]] (born 1979), professional wrestler formerly known as Johnny Nitro *[[Nitro (rapper)]] (born 1993), Italian rapper *[[Nitro (wrestler)]] (born 1966), Mexican professional wrestler ==Places== *[[Giant, Richmond, California]], formerly named Nitro *[[Nitro, West Virginia]], United States ==Arts and entertainment== *[[Nitro (Imagicaa)]], a roller coaster at the Imagicaa theme park in Khopoli, India *[[Nitro (film)|''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)]], a Marvel Comics supervillain *[[Nitro Norimaki]], a character from the ''Dr. Slump'' franchise *Nitro, a character in the children's show ''[[The Shak]]'' played by Beau Walker ===Music=== *[[Nitro (band)]], a 1980s 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 (1968β1969)|episode of ''Mission: Impossible'']] *''Nitro!'', a game show hosted by [[Greg Lee (actor)|Greg Lee]] *''[[WCW Monday Nitro]]'', a professional wrestling television program ===Theatre=== *[[Nitrobeat]], a British theatre company, founded in 1979 as the Black Theatre Co-operative, renamed Nitro in 1999 ===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]] *Nitro, an open source framework for building web servers, created for the [[Nuxt.js|Nuxt]] framework. ==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 *Nitro, a Spanish competition paraglider design by [[Windtech Parapentes]] ==Other== *[[Nitro cold brew coffee]] *[[Nitro Express]], a series of cartridges used in large-bore hunting rifles *Nitro, a flavor of [[Takis (snack)|Takis]] ==See also== {{canned search|nitro}} * {{srt}} * [[Nitre]] * [[Nitra]] {{disambiguation}}
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