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  1.                 From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
                    

    Hyponitrous \Hy`po*ni"trous\, a. [Pref. hypo- + nitrous.] (Chem.) Containing or derived from nitrogen having a lower valence than in nitrous compounds. [1913 Webster]

    Hyponitrous acid (Chem.), an unstable nitrogen acid, NOH, whose salts are produced by reduction of the nitrates, although the acid itself is not isolated in the free state except as a solution in water; -- called also nitrosylic acid. [1913 Webster]

  2.                 From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
                    

    Isonitroso- \I`so*ni*tro"so-\ [Iso- + nitroso-.] (Chem.) A combining form (also used adjectively), signifying: Pertaining to, or designating, the characteristic, nitrogenous radical, NOH, called the isonitroso group. [1913 Webster]