hypotonicity
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1. (of muscular tissue) the state of being hypotonic (noun.state)
| hypernym | : | tone, tonicity, tonus, |
| definition | : | the elastic tension of living muscles, arteries, etc. that facilitate response to stimuli (noun.state) |
2. (of a solution) the extent to which a solution has a lower osmotic pressure than some other (noun.state)
| hypernym | : | osmotic pressure, |
| definition | : | (physical chemistry) the pressure exerted by a solution necessary to prevent osmosis into that solution when it is separated from the pure solvent by a semipermeable membrane (noun.phenomenon) |
3. (of muscular tissue) the state of being hypotonic (noun.state)
| derivation | : | hypotonic, |
| definition | : | (of living tissue) lacking normal tone or tension (adj.all) |
4. (of a solution) the extent to which a solution has a lower osmotic pressure than some other (noun.state)
| antonym | : | hypertonicity, |
| definition | : | (of a solution) the extent to which a solution has a higher osmotic pressure than some other (noun.state) |
| derivation | : | hypotonic, |
| definition | : | (of a solution) having a lower osmotic pressure than a comparison solution (adj.all) |
5. (of muscular tissue) the state of being hypotonic (noun.state)
| derivation | : | hypotonic, |
| definition | : | (of living tissue) lacking normal tone or tension (adj.all) |
6. (of a solution) the extent to which a solution has a lower osmotic pressure than some other (noun.state)
| antonym | : | hypertonicity, |
| definition | : | (of a solution) the extent to which a solution has a higher osmotic pressure than some other (noun.state) |
| derivation | : | hypotonic, |
| definition | : | (of a solution) having a lower osmotic pressure than a comparison solution (adj.all) |
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