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noun

Hypo n. Hypochondria. (Colloq.)

Hypo n. (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.)

prefix

Hypo- pref.

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.

(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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Etymology of 'Hypo'

Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48

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"Hypo" Quotes from Famous Books

... branchials (e.br.) carry the aerated blood on to the dorsal aorta (d.ao.). A carotid artery runs forward to the head, and a hypo-branchial artery supplies the ventral side of the pharyngeal region. There are sub-clavian, coeliac, mesenteric, and pelvic arteries, and the dorsal aorta is continued through the length of the tail as the ...

— Text Book of Biology, Part 1: Vertebrata • H. G. Wells

... [Greek: exairesimous] dies nominant. And Proclus, upon Hesiod's [Greek: triakas] mentions the same thing. And [51] Geminus: [Greek: Prothesis gar en tois archaiois, tous men menas agein kata selenen, tous de eniautous kath' helion. To gar hypo ton nomon, kai ton chresmon parangellomenon, to thyein kata g', egoun ta patria, menas, hemeras, eniautous: touto dielabon apantes hoi Hellenes toi tous men heniautous symphonos agein toi helioi; tas de hemeras kai tous menas tei selene. esti de to men kath' helion ...

— The Chronology of Ancient Kingdoms Amended • Isaac Newton

... attack I reported to headquarters, that in my opinion the gas used was chlorine with possibly an admixture of bromine, and that a mask with a solution of "Hypo" to cover the nose and mouth would probably absorb the gas and destroy its effectiveness. I also suggested that the battle area be searched for masks which the Germans were sure to have had prepared ...

— On the Fringe of the Great Fight • George G. Nasmith

... solace to his misery, views what seems a boundless church-yard grinning upon him with its lean ice monuments and splintered crosses. But thou sayest, methinks this white-lead chapter about whiteness is but a white flag hung out from a craven soul; thou surrenderest to a hypo, Ishmael. Tell me, why this strong young colt, foaled in some peaceful valley of Vermont, far removed from all beasts of prey —why is it that upon the sunniest day, if you but shake a fresh buffalo robe behind him, so that he cannot ...

— Moby-Dick • Melville

... "inasmuch as." The sentence should be read, "I follow after, if that I may (if so be that I may) apprehend, inasmuch as I also have been apprehended by, Christ Jesus," ([Greek: dioko de ei kai katalabo, eph ho kai katelephthen hypo tou Christoi Iesou]). The apostle intends to state two connected facts; and to intimate that the one is the cause of the other. He is striving to grasp the Saviour; and what impels or encourages him to make the effort? His own experience that his Saviour has already in sovereign ...

— The Parables of Our Lord • William Arnot

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