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    HYPO

    Pronunciation (US): Play  (GB): Play

     I. (noun) 

    Sense 1

    Meaning:

    A piston syringe that is fitted with a hypodermic needle for giving injectionsplay

    Synonyms:

    hypo; hypodermic; hypodermic syringe

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting man-made objects

    Hypernyms ("hypo" is a kind of...):

    syringe (a medical instrument used to inject or withdraw fluids)

    Meronyms (parts of "hypo"):

    hypodermic needle (a hollow needle)

    Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "hypo"):

    autoinjector (a hypodermic syringe to use in injecting yourself with a liquid)

    Sense 2

    Meaning:

    A compound used as a fixing agent in photographic developingplay

    Synonyms:

    hypo; sodium thiosulfate; sodium thiosulphate

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting substances

    Hypernyms ("hypo" is a kind of...):

    fixer; fixing agent (a chemical compound that sets or fixes something (as a dye or a photographic image))

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