HYPOTONIC


Meaning of HYPOTONIC in English

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

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