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hypertonic
[ hahy-per-ton-ik ]
adjective
- Physiology. of or relating to hypertonia.
- Physical Chemistry. noting a solution of higher osmotic pressure than another solution with which it is compared ( hypotonic ). Compare isotonic ( def 1 ).
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Derived Forms
- hypertonicity, noun
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Other Words From
- hy·per·to·nic·i·ty [hahy-per-toh-, nis, -i-tee], noun
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Word History and Origins
Origin of hypertonic1
First recorded in 1850–55; hyperton(ia) + -ic
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Example Sentences
Rogers has reduced the mortality of cholera by intravenous injections of hypertonic saline until it is only 15 per cent.
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Loeb and Wasteneys found that the hypertonic solution does not increase the rate of oxidations in a fertilized egg.
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What does the hypertonic solution do to prevent the disintegration of the egg after the artificial membrane formation?
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The time of exposure in the hypertonic solution diminishes in certain limits with the concentration of OH ions in the solution.
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A bipolar field has a hypertonic pole or centre of concentration, and a hypotonic pole or centre of dilution.
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