nitro

See also: Nitro, nitro-, and nitrò

English

Pronunciation

• enPR: nī'trō, IPA^(key): /ˈnaɪtɹəʊ/

• Audio (Southern England):

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• Rhymes: -aɪtɹəʊ

Noun

nitro (countable and uncountable, plural nitros)

1. (uncountable, chemistry) The univalent NO₂ functional group.
2. (uncountable, informal) Nitroglycerin, especially as medication.
3. (countable, informal) A beer that is nitrogenated to give it a more creamy head.
4. (uncountable, informal) Nitromethane.
5. (uncountable, informal) Nitrogen, 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. (uncountable, informal) Nitrous oxide; the system that adds nitrous oxide to a car engine; by extension, a boost mechanic to speed up cars in a video game.
   • 2007, Bendik Stang, The Book of Games, Book of Games, →ISBN, page 256:

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

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

     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.

Derived terms

• desnitro
• dinitro-
• dinitro
• dinitronaphthalene
• halonitroalkane
• hexanitro
• hydronitroxide
• mononitro
• nitraniline
• nitroalkene
• nitrobenzaldehyde
• nitrodiamantane
• nitro musk
• nitroolefin
• nitroquinoline
• nitroquinoxaline
• nitro sugar
• tetranitro
• trinitro

Translations

NO₂

• Dutch: nitro
• Finnish: nitriitti

nitroglycerin as medication

• Dutch: nitroglycerine (nl) m or f
• Finnish: nitro (fi)
• Polish: nitrogliceryna (pl) f

Adjective

nitro (not comparable)

1. (chemistry) Containing the nitro group.

   Nitro compounds tend to be unstable and often explosive.

Derived terms

• nitro acid
• nitro blue tetrazolium chloride
• nitro powder

Related terms

• nitro-

Anagrams

• trion, tonir, Niort, intro-, intro, torni, Tiron, intro.

Czech

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *h₁énder.

Proto-Indo-European *h₁ón-tr-om

Proto-Balto-Slavic *antran

Proto-Slavic *ǫtrò

Russian нутро́ (nutró)bor.

Czech nitro

Borrowed from Russian нутро́ (nutró), from Proto-Slavic *ǫtrò.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈɲɪtro]

• Audio:

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Noun

nitro n

1. interior

   Synonyms: lůno, vnitřek

Declension

Declension of nitro (hard neuter reducible)

	singular	plural
nominative	nitro	nitra
genitive	nitra	niter
dative	nitru	nitrům
accusative	nitro	nitra
vocative	nitro	nitra
locative	nitru	nitrech
instrumental	nitrem	nitry

Derived terms

adjective

• niterný

Related terms

noun

• játra

Further reading

• “nitro”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
• “nitro”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989
• “nitro”, in Internetová jazyková příručka (in Czech), 2008–2026

Finnish

Etymology

Clipping of nitroglyseriini.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈnitro/, [ˈnit̪ro̞]
• Rhymes: -itro
• Syllabification^(key): nit‧ro
• Hyphenation^(key): nit‧ro

Noun

nitro

1. nitro (medical nitroglycerin)

Declension

Inflection of nitro (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)
nominative		nitro	nitrot
genitive		nitron	nitrojen
partitive		nitroa	nitroja
illative		nitroon	nitroihin
		singular	plural
nominative		nitro	nitrot
accusative	nom.	nitro	nitrot
	gen.	nitron
genitive		nitron	nitrojen
partitive		nitroa	nitroja
inessive		nitrossa	nitroissa
elative		nitrosta	nitroista
illative		nitroon	nitroihin
adessive		nitrolla	nitroilla
ablative		nitrolta	nitroilta
allative		nitrolle	nitroille
essive		nitrona	nitroina
translative		nitroksi	nitroiksi
abessive		nitrotta	nitroitta
instructive		—	nitroin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of nitro (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative nitroni nitroni accusative nom. nitroni nitroni gen. nitroni genitive nitroni nitrojeni partitive nitroani nitrojani inessive nitrossani nitroissani elative nitrostani nitroistani illative nitrooni nitroihini adessive nitrollani nitroillani ablative nitroltani nitroiltani allative nitrolleni nitroilleni essive nitronani nitroinani translative nitrokseni nitroikseni abessive nitrottani nitroittani instructive — — comitative — nitroineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative nitrosi nitrosi accusative nom. nitrosi nitrosi gen. nitrosi genitive nitrosi nitrojesi partitive nitroasi nitrojasi inessive nitrossasi nitroissasi elative nitrostasi nitroistasi illative nitroosi nitroihisi adessive nitrollasi nitroillasi ablative nitroltasi nitroiltasi allative nitrollesi nitroillesi essive nitronasi nitroinasi translative nitroksesi nitroiksesi abessive nitrottasi nitroittasi instructive — — comitative — nitroinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative nitromme nitromme accusative nom. nitromme nitromme gen. nitromme genitive nitromme nitrojemme partitive nitroamme nitrojamme inessive nitrossamme nitroissamme elative nitrostamme nitroistamme illative nitroomme nitroihimme adessive nitrollamme nitroillamme ablative nitroltamme nitroiltamme allative nitrollemme nitroillemme essive nitronamme nitroinamme translative nitroksemme nitroiksemme abessive nitrottamme nitroittamme instructive — — comitative — nitroinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative nitronne nitronne accusative nom. nitronne nitronne gen. nitronne genitive nitronne nitrojenne partitive nitroanne nitrojanne inessive nitrossanne nitroissanne elative nitrostanne nitroistanne illative nitroonne nitroihinne adessive nitrollanne nitroillanne ablative nitroltanne nitroiltanne allative nitrollenne nitroillenne essive nitronanne nitroinanne translative nitroksenne nitroiksenne abessive nitrottanne nitroittanne instructive — — comitative — nitroinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative nitronsa nitronsa accusative nom. nitronsa nitronsa gen. nitronsa genitive nitronsa nitrojensa partitive nitroaan nitroansa nitrojaan nitrojansa inessive nitrossaan nitrossansa nitroissaan nitroissansa elative nitrostaan nitrostansa nitroistaan nitroistansa illative nitroonsa nitroihinsa adessive nitrollaan nitrollansa nitroillaan nitroillansa ablative nitroltaan nitroltansa nitroiltaan nitroiltansa allative nitrolleen nitrollensa nitroilleen nitroillensa essive nitronaan nitronansa nitroinaan nitroinansa translative nitrokseen nitroksensa nitroikseen nitroiksensa abessive nitrottaan nitrottansa nitroittaan nitroittansa instructive — — comitative — nitroineen nitroinensa

Derived terms

compounds

• nitrodisko

Further reading

• “nitro”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎^[1] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 3 July 2023

Anagrams

• intro, rotin, torin, torni, trion

Italian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈni.tro/
• Rhymes: -itro
• Hyphenation: nì‧tro

Etymology 1

From Latin nitrum.

Noun

nitro m (plural nitri)

1. nitre, saltpetre

Related terms

• salnitro

Etymology 2

Noun

nitro f (invariable)

1. clipping of nitroglicerina (“nitroglycerine”)

Etymology 3

Verb

nitro

1. first-person singular present indicative of nitrare

Etymology 4

Noun

nitro m (plural nitri)

1. (Rome, archaic) alternative form of litro

Further reading

• “nitro”, in Vocabolario Treccani on line (in Italian), Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana, 2026

Anagrams

• intro-, torni, tornì, trino, troni

Latin

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): [ˈnɪ.troː]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): [ˈniː.tro]

Noun

nitrō

1. dative/ablative singular of nitrum

Portuguese

Pronunciation

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈni.tɾu/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈni.tɾu/

• Hyphenation: ni‧tro

Etymology 1

Etymology tree

Egyptian nṯr

Proto-Afroasiatic *-i?

Egyptian -j

Egyptian nṯrjder.

Semiticbor.

Ancient Greek νίτρον (nítron)bor.

Latin nitrumder.

Portuguese nitro

Derived from Latin nitrum, borrowed from Ancient Greek νίτρον (nítron).

Noun

nitro m (plural nitros)

1. (chemistry) nitro

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

nitro

1. first-person singular present indicative of nitrar

Etymology 3

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

nitro

1. first-person singular present indicative of nitrir

Further reading

• “nitro”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
• “nitro”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026
• “nitro”, in Dicionário Infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2026

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈnitɾo/ [ˈni.t̪ɾo]
• Rhymes: -itɾo
• Syllabification: ni‧tro

Etymology 1

Etymology tree

Egyptian nṯr

Proto-Afroasiatic *-i?

Egyptian -j

Egyptian nṯrjder.

Semiticbor.

Ancient Greek νίτρον (nítron)bor.

Latin nitrumder.

Spanish nitro

Derived from Latin nitrum.

Noun

nitro m (plural nitros)

1. nitro

Derived terms

• sal de nitro

Etymology 2

Verb

nitro

1. first-person singular present indicative of nitrar

Further reading

• “nitro”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), 24th edition, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 30 October 2026