HYPOTONIC


Meaning of HYPOTONIC in English

[hy.po.ton.ic] adj [ISV] (1895) 1: having deficient tone or tension "~ children"

2: having a lower osmotic pressure than a surrounding medium or a fluid under comparison "~ organisms" -- hy.po.to.nic.i.ty n

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