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ˌhaɪ pəˈtɒn ɪkhy·po·ton·ic
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Princeton's WordNet
hypotonicadjective
(of living tissue) lacking normal tone or tension
hypotonicadjective
(of a solution) having a lower osmotic pressure than a comparison solution
Wiktionary
hypotonicadjective
Having a lower osmotic pressure than another.
hypotonicadjective
Showing less than normal tension in the muscles or muscle tissue.
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hypotonic
In chemical biology, tonicity is a measure of the effective osmotic pressure gradient; the water potential of two solutions separated by a partially-permeable cell membrane. Tonicity depends on the relative concentration of selective membrane-impermeable solutes across a cell membrane which determine the direction and extent of osmotic flux. It is commonly used when describing the swelling-versus-shrinking response of cells immersed in an external solution. Unlike osmotic pressure, tonicity is influenced only by solutes that cannot cross the membrane, as only these exert an effective osmotic pressure. Solutes able to freely cross the membrane do not affect tonicity because they will always equilibrate with equal concentrations on both sides of the membrane without net solvent movement. It is also a factor affecting imbibition. There are three classifications of tonicity that one solution can have relative to another: hypertonic, hypotonic, and isotonic. A hypotonic solution example is distilled water.
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of hypotonic in Chaldean Numerology is: 5
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of hypotonic in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8
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