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isotonic

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Word definitions for isotonic in dictionaries

Wiktionary Word definitions in Wiktionary
a. 1 (context of two solutions English) having the same osmotic pressure 2 (context of a medical solution English) Having the same concentration of solutes as human blood. 3 (context of two muscles English) having equal tension 4 (context physiology English) ...

The Collaborative International Dictionary Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Isotonic \I`so*ton"ic\, a. [Iso- + tonic.] Having or indicating, equal tones, or tension. (Physiology, Biochemistry) Having an osmotic pressure (tonicity) equal to that of a reference solution; -- of aqueous solutions. Contrasting with hypotonic and hypertonic ...

WordNet Word definitions in WordNet
adj. (used of solutions) having the same or equal osmotic pressure [syn: isosmotic ] [ant: hypertonic , hypotonic ] relating to or characterized by the equal intervals of the well-tempered scale; "isotonic tuning" of or involving muscular contraction in ...

Usage examples of isotonic.

This wonder condom, first-class special-delivery French letter is coated with a fluid so similar to natural female secretions, so perfectly intermiscible and isotonic, that it could fool the inside of a vagina.

As the only isotonic solution available in nature is blood, the vampire's fluid intake has traditionally been in this form.

It creates an isotonic solution in the blood, circulates the blood slower than normal, activates all bodily functions, lives on fresh blood, and provides energy.

Giving up the attempt to discipline himself, he took an anti-nausea pill and two aspirin, and drank a glass of isotonic solution that would help him rehydrate.