Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun A prefix denoting derivation from nitrous acid, or indicating the presence of the univalent group -NO in the molecule of a compound. See nitroso-.

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Examples

  • The gas pressure of this powder is low (in several military rifles only one - half that of other nitros), and the recoil consequently small; and it is claimed that with the slight increase of the charge (from 29 to 30 grs.) both penetration and initial velocity will be largely increased, whilst the gas pressure and recoil will not be greater.

    Nitro-Explosives: A Practical Treatise

  • He thought it the most delicious smell in the world; and so continued to think it for many years until the nitros displaced the old-fashioned compounds.

    The Adventures of Bobby Orde Stewart Edward White 1909

  • And all of your pathetic little remarks and bitchy stuff is crap, in future if you havent even driven the said vehicle or even seen it up close, shut up, keep quiot, we dont wont to know, tell us about your brother's nitros Volvo engine Focus instead .. bye bye

    BBC TopGear: Cars and Autos News 2010

  • The races we ran featured sports cars with nitros attached -- you could get a significant boost of speed with the B button and respawn your completely destroyed ride by holding the Y button.

    GameSpot's News, Screenshots, Movies, Reviews, Previews, Downloads, and Features 2010

  • Schildknecht S, Muller J, Kamuf J, Bachschmid MM, et al. (2009) Chemical model systems for cellular nitros (yl) ation reactions.

    PLoS ONE Alerts: New Articles Alfredo Csibi et al. 2010

  • The races we ran featured sports cars with nitros attached -- you could get a significant boost of speed with the B button and respawn your completely destroyed ride by holding the Y button.

    GameSpot's News, Screenshots, Movies, Reviews, Previews, Downloads, and Features 2009

  • The races we ran featured sports cars with nitros attached -- you could get a significant boost of speed with the B button and respawn your completely destroyed ride by holding the Y button.

    GameSpot's News, Screenshots, Movies, Reviews, Previews, Downloads, and Features 2009

  • The races we ran featured sports cars with nitros attached -- you could get a significant boost of speed with the B button and respawn your completely destroyed ride by holding the Y button.

    GameSpot's News, Screenshots, Movies, Reviews, Previews, Downloads, and Features 2009

  • TVG: Mass-market driving games are traditionally nitros-boosted arcade racers like Burnout or obsessive car-collectives like Gran Turismo and Forza; Need for Speed: Shift has a different feel to it given the previous games in the series, so what elements do you feel make it stand out the most?

    TotalVideoGames.com 2009

  • The races we ran featured sports cars with nitros attached -- you could get a significant boost of speed with the B button and respawn your completely destroyed ride by holding the Y button.

    GameSpot's News, Screenshots, Movies, Reviews, Previews, Downloads, and Features 2009

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