Hypertonicity

noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    the condition of being hypertonic countable, uncountable
  2. 2
    (of muscular tissue) the state of being hypertonic wordnet
  3. 3
    (of a solution) the extent to which a solution has a higher osmotic pressure than some other wordnet

Synonyms

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hypertoniahypertoniahypertonus

Etymology

From hypertonic + -ity.

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