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HYPOTONIC
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I. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
(of a solution) having a lower osmotic pressure than a comparison solution
Classified under:
Antonym:
hypertonic ((of a solution) having a higher osmotic pressure than a comparison solution)
isotonic ((used of solutions) having the same or equal osmotic pressure)
Derivation:
hypotonicity ((of a solution) the extent to which a solution has a lower osmotic pressure than some other)
Sense 2
Meaning:
(of living tissue) lacking normal tone or tension
Classified under:
Antonym:
hypertonic ((of living tissue) in a state of abnormally high tension)
Derivation:
hypotonia; hypotonicity ((of muscular tissue) the state of being hypotonic)
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