[hahy-poh] 
noun, plural -pos, verb Informal.| 1. | a hypodermic syringe or injection. |
| 2. | a stimulus or boost. |
| 3. | to administer a hypodermic injection to. |
| 4. | to stimulate by or as if by administering a hypodermic injection. |
| 5. | to increase, boost, or augment: to hypo the car's power by installing a bigger engine. |
| a prefix appearing in loanwords from Greek, where it meant “under” (hypostasis); on this model used, especially as opposed to hyper-, in the formation of compound words (hypothyroid). |
| a white, crystalline, water-soluble powder, Na2S2O3·5H2O, used as a bleach and in photography as a fixing agent. |
| hy·po 1 (hī'pō) n. See sodium thiosulfate. [Short for hyposulfite.] |
| hy·po 2 (hī'pō) n. pl. hy·pos
To stimulate by or as if by hypodermic injection: "pandering to community fears in order to hypo ratings" (Variety). [Short for hypodermic.] |
| sodium thiosulfate n. A white, translucent crystalline compound, Na2S2O3·5H2O, used as a photographic fixing agent and as a bleach. Also called hypo1, hyposulfite, sodium hyposulfite. |
hypo hy·po (hī'pō)
n.
A hypodermic syringe.
A hypodermic injection.
hypo- or hyp-
pref.
Below; beneath; under: hypochondriac.
Less than normal; deficient: hypofunction.
In the lowest state of oxidation: hypoxanthine.
sodium thiosulfate n.
A translucent crystalline compound used in conjunction with sodium nitrite as an antidote in cyanide poisoning, as a fungicide in swimming pools and baths, and as a means to measure the extracellular fluid volume of the body.
| hypo- or hyp-
A prefix that means "beneath" or "below," as in hypodermic, below the skin. It also means "less than normal," especially in medical terms like hypoglycemia. In the names of chemical compounds, it means "at the lowest state of oxidation," as in sodium hypochlorite. |
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