Nitro

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
 * 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 (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), 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, 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, 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
 * Nitro PDF, a commercial software application
 * Nitro, a paid membership on Discord

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
 * Windtech Nitro, a Spanish competition paraglider design

Other

 * Nitro cold brew coffee
 * Nitro Express, a series of cartridges used in large-bore hunting rifles