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 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 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), 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 (character), 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 Nitro Records, an independent punk music record label
Television "Nitro", an episode of Mission: Impossible Nitro!, a game show hosted by 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), a 1990 computer game
Media Nitro (German TV channel), a German commercial television channel Nitro (Spanish TV channel), a former Spanish commercial television channel owned by Atresmedia WMMS-HD2, an HD Radio digital subchannel (100.7-2 FM) licensed to Cleveland, Ohio, United States, formerly branded Nitro
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 Nitro, an open source framework for building web servers, created for the 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, a ship Nitro, a Spanish competition paraglider design by Windtech Parapentes Nitrous oxide engine, an automotive modification
Other Nitro cold brew coffee Nitro Express, a series of cartridges used in large-bore hunting rifles Nitro, a flavor of Takis
See also
Nitre Nitra