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Hypo

Hypo Meaning & Definition
Hypo Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Hypo?

[n] a piston syringe that is fitted with a hypodermic needle for giving injections
[n] a compound used as a fixing agent in photographic developing

Synonyms | Synonyms for Hypo: hypodermic | hypodermic syringe | sodium thiosulfate | sodium thiosulphate

Related Terms | Find terms related to Hypo:

See Also | fixer | fixing agent | hypodermic needle | syringe

Hypo In Webster's Dictionary

\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. 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.
\Hy"po\, n. Hypochondria. [Colloq.]
\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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