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HYPO
hypo, sodium thiosulphate, sodium thiosulfate
(noun) a compound used as a fixing agent in photographic developing
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
hypo (countable and uncountable, plural hypos)
(obsolete) Melancholy; a fit of âhypochondriaâ; a morbid depression.
(slang) A hypochondriac.
(photography) sodium thiosulphate, a photographic fixing agent.
(slang) A hypoglycaemia attack in a person with diabetes.
(informal) The substance sodium hyposulfite.
(slang) A hypodermic syringe.
(slang, finance, British) Hypothecation.
(informal, in the study of law) A hypothetical case.
(informal, zoology) A hypomelanistic snake.
Source: Wiktionary
Hy"po-. Etym: [Gr. 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.)
Definition: 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.
Definition: Hypochondria. [Colloq.]
Hy"po, n. Etym: [Abbrev. from hyposulphite.] (Photog.)
Definition: Sodium hyposulphite, or thiosulphate, a solution of which is used as a bath to wash out the unchanged silver salts in a picture. [Colloq.]
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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