adj
Meaning 1
Having a lower osmotic pressure than another.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
hypotonic
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Pronunciation
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UK: /hʌɪpə(ʊ)ˈtɒnɪk/
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US: /haɪpəˈtɑnɪk/
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US: /haɪpoʊˈtɑnɪk/
adj
Meaning 2
Showing less than normal tension in the muscles or muscle tissue.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: medicine, sciences
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Antonyms: none provided
adjective
Meaning 3
(of a solution) having a lower osmotic pressure than a comparison solution
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: isotonic, hypertonic
adjective
Meaning 4
(of living tissue) lacking normal tone or tension
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: hypertonic
History
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *upó Ancient Greek ῠ̔πό (hŭpó) Ancient Greek ὑπο- (hupo-)der. English hypo- Proto-Indo-European *ten- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *tónos Proto-Hellenic *tónos Ancient Greek τόνος (tónos) Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Hellenic *-kos Ancient Greek -κός (-kós) Ancient Greek -ικός (-ikós) Ancient Greek τονῐκός (tonĭkós) English tonic English hypotonic From hypo- + tonic.
Across languages
Translations
8 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Chinese Mandarin: 低渗 (dīshèn) — having a lower osmotic pressure than another
- Czech: hypotonický — having a lower osmotic pressure than another
- German: hypoton — having a lower osmotic pressure than another
- German: hypotonisch — having a lower osmotic pressure than another
- Portuguese: hipotônico — having a lower osmotic pressure than another
- Portuguese: hipotónico — having a lower osmotic pressure than another
- Russian: гипотони́ческий (gipotoníčeskij) — having a lower osmotic pressure than another
- Turkish: hipotonik — having a lower osmotic pressure than another