nitro
adjective
containing the nitro group.
nitro
1 American
[nahy-troh]
/ ˈnaɪ troʊ /
adjective
noun
nitros
plural
nitro-
2
American
nitro-
1
British
combining form
-
indicating that a chemical compound contains a nitro group, -NO 2
nitrobenzene
-
indicating that a chemical compound is a nitrate ester
nitrocellulose
nitro
2
British
/ ˈnaɪtrəʊ /
noun
Other Word Forms
Noun Inflected Forms
Etymology
Origin of nitro1
First recorded in 1855–60; see origin at nitro-
Origin of nitro-2
Combining form of Greek nítron. See niter
Example Sentences
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“This is pure geopolitical nitro, leaving bulls high-fiving over the chokepoint drama,” he noted.
From MarketWatch ● Feb. 27, 2026
Instead, the nitro boost they needed came from those already on the pitch - and some Kiwi indiscipline.
From BBC ● Nov. 15, 2025
Taco is asking for money like an NPR host during a fund drive pounding nitro cold brew.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 16, 2024
It was the tune, Cher's “Believe,” that injected nitro into my run for the exit.
From Salon ● Oct. 20, 2023
They had transmuted carbon into radioactive nitro gen.
From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik
The nitro- glycerine residue is treated with strong alcohol, decanted, and the residue of paraffin and sulphur washed with alcohol, dried, and weighed.
From Nitro-Explosives: A Practical Treatise by Sanford, P. Gerald (Percy Gerald)
The nitrates of potassium and barium are also used admixed with nitro- cellulose in several of the sporting smokeless powders.
From Nitro-Explosives: A Practical Treatise by Sanford, P. Gerald (Percy Gerald)
It consists of nitro-jute or nitro- cotton, with or without nitrates, treated with a solvent to form a gelatinised mass.
From Nitro-Explosives: A Practical Treatise by Sanford, P. Gerald (Percy Gerald)
It is a nitro-cellulose powder, a mixture of insoluble and soluble nitro- cellulose together with the nitrates of barium and potassium, and a small percentage of calcium carbonate.
From Nitro-Explosives: A Practical Treatise by Sanford, P. Gerald (Percy Gerald)
Maxim powder contains both soluble and insoluble nitro- cellulose, nitro-glycerine, and carbonate of soda.
From Nitro-Explosives: A Practical Treatise by Sanford, P. Gerald (Percy Gerald)
Founded and owned by Raúl Rodas, a former barista champion, this two-year-old place serves a modern yet no-frills array of excellent pour-overs, nitros, flat whites and cold brews.
From New York Times ● Aug. 10, 2017
He thought it the most delicious smell in the world; and so continued to think it for many years until the nitros displaced the old-fashioned compounds.
From The Adventures of Bobby Orde by Brehm, Worth
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