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Meaning of nitro | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C2 Specialized
ˈnaɪtɹəʊ

Definitions

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

Equivalents

Français nitro
Italiano nitro nitro
Nederlands nitro nitroglycerine
Português nitro

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

C2
Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
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