nitro
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ni·tro
(nī′trō) Informaln.
1. Nitrogen: a nitro-charged beer.
2. Nitromethane: fueled the car with nitro.
3. Nitroglycerin: took nitro for angina.
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nitro
(ˈnaɪtrəʊ)n
(Elements & Compounds) slang short for nitroglycerine
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ni•tro
(ˈnaɪ troʊ)n.
1. the univalent group NO2.
nitro-
a combining form used in the names of chemical compounds in which the nitro group is present: nitroglycerin.
[comb. form of Greek nítron. See niter]
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nitro
(fam) V. nitroglycerin.English-Spanish/Spanish-English Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2006 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.