"nitro" meaning in English

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Adjective

IPA: /ˈnaɪtɹəʊ/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-nitro.wav [Southern-England]
enPR: nī'trō Rhymes: -aɪtɹəʊ Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} nitro (not comparable)
  1. (chemistry) Containing the nitro group. Tags: not-comparable Categories (topical): Chemistry Derived forms: nitro acid, nitro blue tetrazolium chloride, nitro powder Related terms: nitro-
    Sense id: en-nitro-en-adj-XJAzddcD Topics: chemistry, natural-sciences, physical-sciences

Noun

IPA: /ˈnaɪtɹəʊ/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-nitro.wav [Southern-England] Forms: nitros [plural]
enPR: nī'trō Rhymes: -aɪtɹəʊ Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} nitro (countable and uncountable, plural nitros)
  1. (uncountable, chemistry) the univalent NO₂ functional group. Tags: uncountable Categories (topical): Chemistry, Explosives Translations (NO2): nitro (Dutch), nitriitti (Finnish)
    Sense id: en-nitro-en-noun-yhO-Ra7d Disambiguation of Explosives: 19 36 6 4 12 23 Categories (other): English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 8 28 23 5 15 22 Topics: chemistry, natural-sciences, physical-sciences Disambiguation of 'NO2': 68 9 3 7 13
  2. (uncountable, informal) nitroglycerin, especially as medication. Tags: informal, uncountable Translations (nitroglycerin as medication): nitroglycerine [feminine, masculine] (Dutch), nitro (Finnish), nitrogliceryna [feminine] (Polish)
    Sense id: en-nitro-en-noun-~AJM3ryy Categories (other): English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 8 28 23 5 15 22 Disambiguation of 'nitroglycerin as medication': 13 62 3 8 14
  3. (countable, informal) A beer that is nitrogenated to give it a more creamy head. Tags: countable, informal
    Sense id: en-nitro-en-noun-aznFCrOk
  4. (uncountable, informal) nitromethane. Tags: informal, uncountable
    Sense id: en-nitro-en-noun-SLFCvL9K Categories (other): English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 8 28 23 5 15 22
  5. (uncountable, informal) nitrogen, especially as liquid nitrogen. Tags: informal, uncountable
    Sense id: en-nitro-en-noun-WVz6Gk3d Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 8 19 14 8 19 31 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 8 28 23 5 15 22
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: nitro musk, nitro sugar

Inflected forms

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