# nitro
## English
### Pronunciation

* enPR: nī'trō, IPA: /ˈnaɪtɹəʊ/
* Audio (Southern England):(file)
* Rhymes: -aɪtɹəʊ

### Noun

nitro (countable and uncountable, plural nitros)
* (uncountable, chemistry) the univalent NO$_2$ functional group.
* (uncountable, informal) nitroglycerin, especially as medication.
* (countable, informal) A beer that is nitrogenated to give it a more creamy head.
* (uncountable, informal) nitromethane.
* (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.
* (uncountable, informal) 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

* nitro musk
* nitro sugar

#### Translations
### Adjective

nitro (not comparable)
* (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

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

### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ˈɲɪtro]

### Noun

nitro n
* interior
    Synonyms: lůno, vnitřek

#### Derived terms

* niterný

#### Related terms

* 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), 2008–2025

## Finnish
### Etymology

Clipping of nitroglyseriini

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈnitro/, [ˈnit̪ro̞]
* Rhymes: -itro
* Hyphenation: nit‧ro

### Noun

nitro
* nitro (medical nitroglycerin)

#### Declension

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

* nitrodisko

### Further reading

* “nitro”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎ (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-03

### Anagrams

* intro, rotin, torin, torni, trion

## Italian
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈni.tro/
* Rhymes: -itro
* Hyphenation: nì‧tro

### Etymology 1

From Latin nitrum.

#### Noun

nitro m (plural nitri)
* nitre, saltpetre

##### Related terms

* salnitro

### Etymology 2
#### Noun

nitro f (invariable)
* Clipping of nitroglicerina (“nitroglycerine”).

### Etymology 3
#### Verb

nitro
* first-person singular present indicative of nitrare

### Further reading

* nitro in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

### Anagrams

* intro-, torni, tornì, trino, troni

## Latin
### Pronunciation

* (Classical Latin) IPA: /ˈni.troː/, [ˈnɪt̪roː]
* (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA: /ˈni.tro/, [ˈniːt̪ro]

### Noun

nitrō
* dative/ablative singular of nitrum

## Portuguese
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈni.tɾu/
* Hyphenation: ni‧tro

### Etymology 1

From Latin nitrum, from Ancient Greek νίτρον (nítron).

#### Noun

nitro m (plural nitros)
* (chemistry) nitro

### Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

#### Verb

nitro
* first-person singular present indicative of nitrar

### Etymology 3

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

#### Verb

nitro
* first-person singular present indicative of nitrir

### Further reading

* “nitro”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2025
* “nitro”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2025

## Spanish
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈnitɾo/ [ˈni.t̪ɾo]
* Rhymes: -itɾo
* Syllabification: ni‧tro

### Etymology 1

From Latin nitrum.

#### Noun

nitro m (plural nitros)
* nitro

##### Derived terms

* sal de nitro

### Etymology 2
#### Verb

nitro
* first-person singular present indicative of nitrar

### Further reading

* “nitro”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10