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Encyclopedia > Nitro

Nitro may refer to:


Chemicals

  • Nitroglycerin, an extremely explosive chemical compound
  • Nitrous, a type of fuel additive for race cars
  • Nitromethane, another type of fuel additive for race cars
  • [[GlyceryBold textl trinitrate (pharmacology)]], a medical compound used for the treatment of angina pectoris
  • Nitrogen, especially when used in draught beer
  • Nitrocellulose, an extremely explosive chemical compound
  • Nitro compound, an extremely explosive organic compound that contains one or more nitro functional groups

Nitroglycerin (NG), also known as nitroglycerine, trinitroglycerin, and glyceryl trinitrate, is a chemical compound. ... A Nissan 240SX equipped with nitrous oxide injection purges the nitrous oxide supply line before making a dragstrip pass Nitrous is a slang term for nitrous oxide (N2O) also sometimes referred to as NOS. This misnomer most likely came about due to the abbreviation of the company name Nitrous Oxide... Flash point 35 °C R/S statement R: S: RTECS number PA9800000 Related compounds Related nitro compounds nitroethane Related compounds methyl nitrite methyl nitrate Except where noted otherwise, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C, 100 kPa) Infobox disclaimer and references Nitromethane is an organic... General Name, Symbol, Number nitrogen, N, 7 Chemical series nonmetals Group, Period, Block 15, 2, p Appearance colorless gas Standard atomic weight 14. ... Skeletal formula of nitrocellulose Ball-and-stick model of a section of nitrocellulose Nitrocellulose (also: cellulose nitrate, flash paper) is a highly flammable compound formed by nitrating cellulose through, for example, exposure to nitric acid or another powerful nitrating agent. ... Nitro compounds are organic compounds that contain one or more nitro functional groups (-NO2). ...

Entertainment

Official logo of Nitro Records. ... Nitro was a Glam Metal band formed by singer Jim Gillette and guitarist Michael Angelo Batio in Phoenix, Arizona in 1987. ... The Nitro is a roller coaster in Six Flags Great Adventure in Jackson, New Jersey. ... WCW Monday Nitro was a weekly professional wrestling program produced by World Championship Wrestling. ... John Randall Hennigan [2] (born October 3, 1979) is an American professional wrestler who is currently signed to World Wrestling Entertainment and working on the RAW brand under the ring name Johnny Nitro. ... Danny Lee Clark was born on May 21, 1964 in Zama, Japan. ... Nitro is an top-down arcade racer for the Amiga and Atari ST. It was developed and published in 1990 by Psygnosis. ... “NDS” redirects here. ... Logo, also appearing in black and red version. ... Nitro is the name of a Marvel Comics supervillain. ... The current version of this article or section is written in an informal style and with a personally invested tone. ...

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Nitro (comics) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (796 words)
Nitro is a fictional supervillain in the Marvel Comics universe.
Nitro also hinted that there was someone bigger behind the events of Stamford, but before the name was given, the two were confronted by the three mystery agents.
Despite a standing policy by Marvel and DC to not use their house villains as antagonists for the famous Hostess ads in the seventies, Nitro is one of the few who actually was used (possibly due to his obscurity) in an ad featuring Captain Marvel.
Nitro - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (213 words)
Nitro functional group, a functional group with chemical formula NO
Project Nitro, a codename for the Nintendo DS
Nitro - a song by LL Cool J from his 1989 album Walking with a Panther
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