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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