hypo
noun
1.
a compound used as a fixing agent in photographic developing
2.
a piston syringe that is fitted with a hypodermic needle for giving injections
Origin
Clipping of various terms beginning with hypo-, from Ancient Greek ὑπό (hupó, “under”).
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