Nitro

Nitro may refer to:

Chemistry

 * Nitroglycerin, an explosive chemical compound
 * Medical use of nitroglycerin, the same compound as used as a medication for some heart conditions
 * Nitromethane, the simplest organic nitro compound; also used to fuel high-performance internal-combustion engines
 * Nitro engine, engine powered with fuel with nitromethane and methanol
 * Nitrous oxide, "laughing gas", used in some dental procedures as an anaesthetic
 * Glyceryl trinitrate (pharmacology), a medical compound used for the treatment of angina pectoris
 * Nitrogen, the elemental form of nitrogen, a gas
 * Nitrocellulose, an extremely flammable chemical compound
 * Nitro compound, an organic compound that contains one or more nitro functional groups, -NO2
 * Nitroalkene, a functional group combining the functionality of an alkene and nitro group

People

 * Nitro (wrestler) (born 1966), Mexican professional wrestler
 * John Morrison (wrestler) (born 1979), professional wrestler formerly known as Johnny Nitro
 * Danny Lee Clark (born 1964), known as "Nitro" on the original American Gladiators television show

Places

 * Nitro, West Virginia, United States
 * Giant, Richmond, California, formerly named Nitro

Entertainment

 * Nitro (Six Flags Great Adventure), a mega roller coaster at Six Flags Great Adventure
 * Nitro (Adlabs Imagica), a roller coaster at Adlabs Imagica
 * Nitro (film), a Canadian action film released in 2007

Fictional characters

 * Nitro (comics), a Marvel Comics supervillain
 * Nitro Norimaki, a character from the Dr. Slump franchise
 * Nitro, a character played by Beau Walker, from the children's show The Shak

Music

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

Radio

 * WMMS-HD2, an HD Radio digital subchannel (100.7-2 FM) licensed to Cleveland, Ohio, United States, which was formerly branded Nitro

Television

 * Nitro (German TV channel), German private television channel
 * Nitro (Spanish TV channel), former Spanish private television channel owned of Atresmedia
 * WCW Monday Nitro, a professional wrestling television program
 * "Nitro", an episode of Mission: Impossible
 * Nitro!, a game show hosted by Greg Lee

In videogaming

 * Nintendo DS, originally referred to by the codename "Project Nitro"
 * Nitro (video game), a 1990 computer game
 * Nicktoons Nitro, a 2009 racing game for the Arcade
 * Need for Speed: Nitro, a 2009 racing game

Computing and technology

 * Nitro (software), a task management software similar to Wunderlist developed under open source license
 * Nitro (wireless networking), an 802.11g performance enhancement technology
 * Nitro PDF, a commercial software application
 * Nitro, a marketing name given by Apple to JavaScriptCore, the JavaScript engine of WebKit

Vehicles and transportation

 * Dodge Nitro, a compact SUV
 * Windtech Nitro, a Spanish competition paraglider design
 * USS Nitro

Other

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