different between nitroglycerin vs nitro

English

Noun

nitroglycerin (usually uncountable, plural nitroglycerins)

1. Alternative spelling of nitroglycerine

Czech

Noun

nitroglycerin m

1. nitroglycerine

Further reading

• nitroglycerin in P?íru?ní slovník jazyka ?eského, 1935–1957
• nitroglycerin in Slovník spisovného jazyka ?eského, 1960–1971, 1989

English

Pronunciation

• enPR: n?'tr?, IPA^(key): /?na?t???/
• Rhymes: -a?t???

Noun

nitro (countable and uncountable, plural nitros)

1. (uncountable, chemistry) the univalent NO₂ functional group.
2. (uncountable, informal) nitroglycerin, especially as medication.
3. (countable, informal) A beer that is nitrogenated to give it a more creamy head.
4. (uncountable, informal) nitromethane.
5. (uncountable, informal) nitrogen, especially as liquid nitrogen.
   • 8 April 2018 "You Can Handel It", Chomp Squad

     Blaze, set the blasters to liquid nitro! We're gonna freeze this lava before it flows any further.

Translations

Adjective

nitro (not comparable)

1. (chemistry) containing the nitro group; such compounds tend to be unstable and often explosive

Derived terms

Related terms

• nitro-

Anagrams

• Niort, intro, intro-, intro., tonir, torni, trion

Czech

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [???tro]

Noun

nitro n

1. interior

Related terms

• vnit?ek

Further reading

• nitro in P?íru?ní slovník jazyka ?eského, 1935–1957
• nitro in Slovník spisovného jazyka ?eského, 1960–1971, 1989

Finnish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?nitro/, [?nit?ro?]
• Rhymes: -itro
• Syllabification: nit?ro

Noun

nitro

1. nitro (medical nitroglycerin)

Declension

Anagrams

• intro, rotin, torin, torni, trion

Italian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?ni.tro/
• Rhymes: -itro

Etymology 1

From Latin nitrum.

Noun

nitro m (plural nitri)

1. nitre, saltpetre

Related terms

• salnitro

Etymology 2

Noun

nitro f (invariable)

1. Clipping of nitroglicerina (“nitroglycerine”).

Etymology 3

Verb

nitro

1. first-person singular present indicative of nitrare

Anagrams

• torni, tornì, trino, troni

Further reading

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

Latin

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /?ni.tro?/, [?n?t??o?]
• (Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /?ni.tro/, [?ni?t???]

Noun

nitr?

1. dative/ablative singular of nitrum