[syn: hypodermic syringe, hypodermic, hypo]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Hypo \Hy"po\, n.
Hypochondria. [Colloq.]
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Hypo \Hy"po\, n. [Abbrev. from hyposulphite.] (Photog.)
Sodium hyposulphite, or thiosulphate, a solution of which is
used as a bath to wash out the unchanged silver salts in a
picture. [Colloq.]
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Hypo- \Hy"po-\ [Gr. ? under, beneath; akin to L. sub. See
Sub-.]
1. A prefix signifying a less quantity, or a low state or
degree, of that denoted by the word with which it is
joined, or position under or beneath.
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2. (Chem.) A prefix denoting that the element to the name of
which it is prefixed enters with a low valence, or in a
low state of oxidization, usually the lowest, into the
compounds indicated; as, hyposulphurous acid.
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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
hypo
n 1: a compound used as a fixing agent in photographic
developing [syn: hypo, sodium thiosulphate, sodium
thiosulfate]
2: a piston syringe that is fitted with a hypodermic needle for
giving injections [syn: hypodermic syringe, hypodermic,
hypo]