nitro

Definitions

1. A city in West Virginia.
2. The univalent NO₂ functional group.
   uncountable
3. Nitroglycerin, especially as medication.
   informal, uncountable
4. A beer that is nitrogenated to give it a more creamy head.
   countable, informal
5. Nitromethane.
   informal, uncountable
6. Nitrogen, especially as liquid nitrogen.
   informal, uncountable
7. 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.
   informal, uncountable

Equivalents

Examples

“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.”

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

“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.”

CEFR level