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osmotic pressure vs hypotonicity

hypotonicity vs osmotic pressure

osmotic pressure and hypotonicity both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
osmotic pressure Yes No No No
hypotonicity Yes No No No
As nouns, hypotonicity is a hyponym of osmotic pressure; that is, hypotonicity is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than osmotic pressure:
  • osmotic pressure: (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
  • hypotonicity: (of a solution) the extent to which a solution has a lower osmotic pressure than some other
Other hyponyms of osmotic pressure include hypertonicity.
osmotic pressure (noun) hypotonicity (noun)
(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 muscular tissue) the state of being hypotonic
(of a solution) the extent to which a solution has a lower osmotic pressure than some other
Difference between osmotic pressure and hypotonicity

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