hyper-

Hy"per-. Etym: [Gr. super, E. over. See Over, and cf. Super-.] 1. A prefix signifying over, above; as, hyperphysical, hyperthyrion; also, above measure, abnormally great, excessive; as, hyperæmia, hyperbola, hypercritical, hypersecretion. 2. (Chem.) Defn: A prefix equivalent to super- or per-; as hyperoxide, or peroxide. [Obs.] See Per-.

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