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HYPERTONICITY

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does hypertonicity mean? 

HYPERTONICITY (noun)
  The noun HYPERTONICITY has 2 senses:

1. (of a solution) the extent to which a solution has a higher osmotic pressure than some otherplay

2. (of muscular tissue) the state of being hypertonicplay

  Familiarity information: HYPERTONICITY used as a noun is rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


HYPERTONICITY (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

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

Classified under:

Nouns denoting stable states of affairs

Hypernyms ("hypertonicity" is a kind of...):

osmotic pressure ((physical chemistry) the pressure exerted by a solution necessary to prevent osmosis into that solution when it is separated from the pure solvent by a semipermeable membrane)

Antonym:

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


Sense 2

Meaning:

(of muscular tissue) the state of being hypertonic

Classified under:

Nouns denoting stable states of affairs

Synonyms:

hypertonia; hypertonicity; hypertonus

Hypernyms ("hypertonicity" is a kind of...):

tone; tonicity; tonus (the elastic tension of living muscles, arteries, etc. that facilitate response to stimuli)

Antonym:

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


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