isotonic
Also isosmotic. Physical Chemistry. noting or pertaining to solutions characterized by equal osmotic pressure.: Compare hypertonic (def. 2), hypotonic (def. 2).
Physiology.
noting or pertaining to a solution containing the same salt concentration as mammalian blood.
noting or pertaining to a muscular contraction in which constant tension continues while the length of the muscle decreases, as during mechanical work.
Music. of or characterized by equal tones.
Origin of isotonic
1Other words from isotonic
- i·so·to·nic·i·ty [ahy-suh-tuh-nis-i-tee], /ˌaɪ sə təˈnɪs ɪ ti/, noun
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British Dictionary definitions for isotonic
/ (ˌaɪsəʊˈtɒnɪk) /
physiol (of two or more muscles) having equal tension
(of a drink) designed to replace the fluid and salts lost from the body during strenuous exercise
Also: isosmotic (of two solutions) having the same osmotic pressure, commonly having physiological osmotic pressure: Compare hypertonic, hypotonic
music of, relating to, or characterized by the equal intervals of the well-tempered scale: isotonic tuning
Derived forms of isotonic
- isotonicity (ˌaɪsəʊtəʊˈnɪsɪtɪ), noun
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