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1. WordNet® 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] | ||
2. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 | ||
Hypo \Hy"po\, n. Hypochondria. [Colloq.] [1913 Webster] | ||
3. 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.] [1913 Webster] | ||
4. 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. [1913 Webster] 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. [1913 Webster] | ||
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