hypotonic

English

Etymology

From hypo- +‎ tonic.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /hʌɪpə(ʊ)ˈtɒnɪk/
• (US) IPA^(key): /haɪpəˈtɑnɪk/, /haɪpoʊˈtɑnɪk/

Adjective

hypotonic (comparative more hypotonic, superlative most hypotonic)

1. (of a solution) Having a lower osmotic pressure than another.
2. (medicine) Showing less than normal tension in the muscles or muscle tissue.
   • 1983, Lawrence Durrell, Sebastian (Avignon Quintet), Faber & Faber, published 2004, page 1053:

     But always he went the full length, crying until he was completely exhausted, worn out, hypotonic.

Antonyms

• hypertonic

Translations

having a lower osmotic pressure than another

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 低渗 (zh) (dīshèn)

• Czech: hypotonický m
• Russian: гипотони́ческий (ru) (gipotoníčeskij)
• Turkish: hipotonik

See also

• isotonic

Anagrams

• typhoonic