hypotonic
English
Adjective
hypotonic (comparative more hypotonic, superlative most hypotonic)
- (of a solution) Having a lower osmotic pressure than another.
- (medicine) Showing less than normal tension in the muscles or muscle tissue.
- 1983, Lawrence Durrell, Sebastian, Faber & Faber 2004 (Avignon Quintet), p. 1053:
- But always he went the full length, crying until he was completely exhausted, worn out, hypotonic.
- 1983, Lawrence Durrell, Sebastian, Faber & Faber 2004 (Avignon Quintet), p. 1053:
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having a lower osmotic pressure than another
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