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Pronunciation: [nˈa͡ɪtɹə͡ʊ] (IPA)

Nitro is a slang term that refers to nitroglycerin, a highly explosive compound used in dynamite and other explosives. Some synonyms for nitro include nitroglycerin, trinitroglycerin, and glyceryl trinitrate. Nitro is also often used to describe substances that are high-energy or have a quick, explosive impact. Some synonyms for this usage of nitro include explosive, high-octane, high-powered, energetic, and intense. In the automotive world, nitro is often used to describe nitromethane, a fuel used in drag racing that produces a powerful explosion when ignited. Other synonyms for this use of nitro include nitrous, nitromethane, and rocket fuel.
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  • I know a guy who walks into a bank with a little glass bottle. He tells everyone it's nitroglycerin. He scores some money off the teller, walks out. On his way out, the bottle breaks, he slips on it and knocks himself out. The "nitro" was Canola oil. I know more fucked-up bank robbers than ones who know what they're doing. I doubt if one in twenty could tell you where the dye pack is. Most bank robbers are fucking morons.
    Elmore Leonard

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