From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
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.
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.
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Hypo \Hy"po\, noun Hypochondria. [Colloq.]
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Hypo \Hy"po\, noun [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.]
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
noun
1: a compound used as a fixing agent in photographic developing [syn: {sodium thiosulphate}, {sodium thiosulfate}]
2: a piston syringe that is fitted with a hypodermic needle for giving injections [syn: {hypodermic syringe}, {hypodermic}]
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