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HYPERTONIC
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I. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
(of a solution) having a higher osmotic pressure than a comparison solution
Classified under:
Antonym:
hypotonic ((of a solution) having a lower osmotic pressure than a comparison solution)
isotonic ((used of solutions) having the same or equal osmotic pressure)
Sense 2
Meaning:
(of living tissue) in a state of abnormally high tension
Example:
hypertonic muscle tissue
Classified under:
Antonym:
hypotonic ((of living tissue) lacking normal tone or tension)
Derivation:
hypertonia; hypertonus ((of muscular tissue) the state of being hypertonic)
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