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Adjective: hypotonic  `hI-pu'tó-nik
  1. (of living tissue) lacking normal tone or tension
     
  2. (of a solution) having a lower osmotic pressure than a comparison solution

See also: hypotonicity

Antonym: hypertonic, isotonic

Encyclopedia: Hypotonic

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