transcription, транскрипция: [ ˌhī-pə-ˈtä-nik, -pō- ]
adjective
Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary
Date: 1895
1. : having deficient tone or tension
hypotonic children
2. : having a lower osmotic pressure than a surrounding medium or a fluid under comparison
hypotonic organisms
• hy·po·to·nic·i·ty -tə-ˈni-sə-tē noun