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English adjective: hypertonic

1. hypertonic (of living tissue) in a state of abnormally high tension


SamplesHypertonic muscle tissue.


Antonymshypotonic

2. hypertonic (of a solution) having a higher osmotic pressure than a comparison solution


Antonymsisosmotic, isotonic, hypotonic









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