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hypertonicity vs tonicity

tonicity vs hypertonicity

hypertonicity and tonicity both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
hypertonicity Yes No No No
tonicity Yes No No No
As nouns, tonicity is a hypernym of hypertonicity; that is, tonicity is a word with a broader meaning than hypertonicity:
  • hypertonicity: (of muscular tissue) the state of being hypertonic
  • tonicity: the elastic tension of living muscles, arteries, etc. that facilitate response to stimuli
Other hypernyms of hypertonicity include tone, tonus.
hypertonicity (noun) tonicity (noun)
(of muscular tissue) the state of being hypertonic the elastic tension of living muscles, arteries, etc. that facilitate response to stimuli
(of a solution) the extent to which a solution has a higher osmotic pressure than some other
Difference between hypertonicity and tonicity

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