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Noun: hypotonicity  `hIpowtow'nisitee
  1. (of a solution) the extent to which a solution has a lower osmotic pressure than some other
     
  2. (of muscular tissue) the state of being hypotonic
    - hypotonia, hypotonus

Derived forms: hypotonicities

See also: hypotonic

Type of: osmotic pressure, tone, tonicity, tonus

Antonym: hypertonicity

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