Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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hypertonicity | Yes | No | No | No |
osmotic pressure | Yes | No | No | No |
hypertonicity (noun) | osmotic pressure (noun) |
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(of muscular tissue) the state of being hypertonic | (physical chemistry) the pressure exerted by a solution necessary to prevent osmosis into that solution when it is separated from the pure solvent by a semipermeable membrane |
(of a solution) the extent to which a solution has a higher osmotic pressure than some other |