hypo

Plural: hypos

Noun

a compound used as a fixing agent in photographic developing
a piston syringe that is fitted with a hypodermic needle for giving injections
Melancholy; a fit of hypochondria; a morbid depression.
A hypochondriac.
Sodium thiosulfate (also called hyposulfite of soda), a photographic fixing agent.
A hypoglycaemia attack in a person with diabetes.
A hypodermic syringe or injection.
Hypothecation.
A hypothetical case.
A hypomelanistic snake.

Verb

Verb Forms: hypoed, hypoing, hypos

To inject someone or something using a hypodermic needle.
To have a hypoglycaemia attack.
To administer a hypodermic injection to.
To stimulate or boost, as if by administering a hypodermic injection. (Compare hype.)
To stimulate or boost (the economy) by the injection of cash, such as with quantitative easing

Examples

He decided to HYPO a strategic two-letter word onto the double letter score.

Origin / Etymology

Clipping of various terms beginning with hypo-, from Ancient Greek ὑπό (hupó, “under”).

Synonyms

hypodermic, hypodermic syringe, sodium thiosulfate, sodium thiosulphate

Scrabble Score: 12

hypo: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
hypo: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
hypo: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 11

hypo: valid Words With Friends Word