HYPOTONICITY

hypotonia, hypotonus, hypotonicity

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

hypotonicity

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

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

hypotonicity (countable and uncountable, plural hypotonicities)

The quality of being hypotonic.

Source: Wiktionary



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Word of the Day

10 May 2024

MASQUERADE

(verb) pretend to be someone or something that you are not; “he is masquerading as an expert on the internet”; “This silly novel is masquerading as a serious historical treaty”


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