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noun
of a solution The extent to which a solution has a higher osmotic pressure than some other.
is a specific kind of: osmotic pressure.
is the opposite of: hypotonicity.
of muscular tissue The state of being hypertonic.
synonyms: hypertonia, hypertonus.
is a specific kind of: tone, tonicity, tonus.
is the opposite of: hypotonia, hypotonicity, hypotonus.
derivation: hypertonic.
Dutch: hypertonie
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