HYPERTONICITY

hypertonia, hypertonus, hypertonicity

(noun) (of muscular tissue) the state of being hypertonic

hypertonicity

(noun) (of a solution) the extent to which a solution has a higher osmotic pressure than some other

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

hypertonicity (countable and uncountable, plural hypertonicities)

the condition of being hypertonic

Source: Wiktionary



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“Coffee, the favorite drink of the civilized world.” – Thomas Jefferson, third president of the United States

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