| ADJECTIVE | all | hypertonic | (of living tissue) in a state of abnormally high tension |
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| all | hypertonic | (of a solution) having a higher osmotic pressure than a comparison solution |
| Sounds | hhay.pertaa'nihk | |
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| Rhymes | academic ... Zurich: 733 rhymes with ihk... | |
| Meaning | (of living tissue) in a state of abnormally high tension. | |
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| Example | "hypertonic muscle tissue" | |
| Opposite | hypotonic | (of living tissue) lacking normal tone or tension |
| Spanish | hipertónico | |
| Nouns | hypertonia, hypertonus | (of muscular tissue) the state of being hypertonic |
| Meaning | (of a solution) having a higher osmotic pressure than a comparison solution. | |
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| Opposite | hypotonic | (of a solution) having a lower osmotic pressure than a comparison solution |
| isotonic, isosmotic | (used of solutions) having the same or equal osmotic pressure | |
| Spanish | hipertónico | |
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