Crossword clues for isotonic
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Isotonic \I`so*ton"ic\, a. [Iso- + tonic.]
Having or indicating, equal tones, or tension.
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(Physiology, Biochemistry) Having an osmotic pressure (tonicity) equal to that of a reference solution; -- of aqueous solutions. Contrasting with hypotonic and hypertonic. See hypertonic.
A knowledge of the colligative properties of solutions . . . is essential for one to understand fully the principles involved in rendering intravenous solutions isotonic with blood serum, or opthalmic solutions isotonic with lachrymal fluid. Solutions thus adjusted produce less shock and much less irritation than those which are hypotonic or hypertonic, and present-day practise recognizes the desirability of making the necessary adjustments whenever possible.
--Cook & Martin (Remington's Practice of Pharmacy, Tenth Ed.: Mack Publ., Easton Pa., 1951)Isotonic system (Mus.), a system consisting of intervals, in which each concord is alike tempered, and in which there are twelve equal semitones.
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
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) Of or involving muscular contraction against resistance in which the length of the muscle changes. Antonym is isometric. Isotonic movements are either concentric (working muscle shortens) or eccentric (working muscle lengthens). See also Wikipedia:Isotonic (exercise physiology)
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 which tension is constant while length changes [ant: isometric]
of two or more muscles; having equal tension
Wikipedia
The term isotonic may refer to;
- Isotonic (exercise physiology), a type of muscle contraction
- Isotonic regression, a type of numerical analysis
- Isotonic, one of three types of tonicity that characterize a solution's concentration
- A sports drink that contains similar concentrations of salt and sugar to the human body
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.