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hypotonicity vs tonicity

tonicity vs hypotonicity

hypotonicity and tonicity both are nouns.

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

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