Nitro

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 a 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 while displaying its own chemical properties through alkene activation

Entertainment

• Nitro Records, an independent punk music record label
• Nitro (band), an 80s metal band
• Nitro (Six Flags Great Adventure), a mega roller coaster at Six Flags Great Adventure
• Nitro (Adlabs Imagica), a roller coaster at Adlabs Imagica
• WCW Monday Nitro, a professional wrestling television program
• 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 and coordinating producer of the 2008 revival
• Nitro (video game), a 1990 computer game
• Nintendo DS, originally referred to by the codename "Project Nitro"
• Nitro (comics), a Marvel Comics supervillain
• Nitro, a character played by Beau Walker, from the children's show The Shak
• Nitro (film), a Canadian action film released in 2007
• Nicktoons Nitro, a 2009 racing game for the Arcade
• "Nitro (Youth Energy)", a song by The Offspring from the album Smash
• Nitro (wrestler), Mexican professional wrestler
• Nitro Norimaki, a character from the Dr. Slump franchise
• Need for Speed: Nitro, a 2009 racing game

Television

• Nitro (TV channel), former Spanish private television channel owned of Atresmedia
• "Nitro", a 1969 episode from Season 3 of Mission: Impossible

Computer / IT

• Nitro (web framework), a web development library for the Ruby language
• Nitro, a marketing name given by Apple to JavaScriptCore, the JavaScript engine of WebKit
• Nitro PDF, a commercial software application
• Nitro (software), a task management software similar to Wunderlist delevoped under open source license.

Other

• Nitro, former name of Giant, Richmond, California
• Dodge Nitro, a compact SUV
• Nitro, West Virginia, United States
• Nitro Express (NE), a series of cartridges used in large-bore hunting rifles
• Windtech Nitro, a Spanish competition paraglider design