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HYPOTONICITY
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
(of muscular tissue) the state of being hypotonic
Synonyms:
hypotonia; hypotonicity; hypotonus
Classified under:
Nouns denoting stable states of affairs
Hypernyms ("hypotonicity" is a kind of...):
tone; tonicity; tonus (the elastic tension of living muscles, arteries, etc. that facilitate response to stimuli)
Antonym:
hypertonicity ((of muscular tissue) the state of being hypertonic)
Derivation:
hypotonic ((of living tissue) lacking normal tone or tension)
Sense 2
Meaning:
(of a solution) the extent to which a solution has a lower osmotic pressure than some other
Classified under:
Nouns denoting stable states of affairs
Hypernyms ("hypotonicity" is a kind of...):
osmotic pressure ((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)
Antonym:
hypertonicity ((of a solution) the extent to which a solution has a higher osmotic pressure than some other)
Derivation:
hypotonic ((of a solution) having a lower osmotic pressure than a comparison solution)
