nitro

plural nitros

1. uncountablechemistryThe univalent NO₂ functional group.
2. informaluncountableNitroglycerin, especially as medication.
3. countableinformalA beer that is nitrogenated to give it a more creamy head.
4. informaluncountableNitromethane.
5. informaluncountableNitrogen, especially as liquid nitrogen.

   8 April 2018 Chomp Squad, "You Can Handel It" Blaze, set the blasters to liquid nitro! We're gonna freeze this lava before it flows any further.

6. informaluncountableNitrous oxide; the system that adds nitrous oxide to a car engine; by extension, a boost mechanic to speed up cars in a video game.

   You need to find the smartest routes and optimize the nitro boost to win.

   2007, Bendik Stang, The Book of Games, Book of Games, →ISBN, page 256

   1 more example

   Reaching down to his control panel , he pushed a big red button marked “nitro” . When the nitro mixed with the gasoline in the engine of Vane's monstrous machine, a giant fireball shot out from behind, launching the machine forward and almost knocking Vane right out of his seat.

   2007 11, Bill Franklin, Trent the Racing Turtle, Trent The Racing turtle, →ISBN, page 102

1. not comparablechemistryContaining the nitro group.

   Nitro compounds tend to be unstable and often explosive.

1. A city in West Virginia.