isotonicity

Variant of isotonic

isotonic definition

iso·tonic (ī′sō tän′ik, -sə-)

adjective

  1. having equal tension
  2. having the same osmotic pressure; esp., designating or of a salt solution having the same osmotic pressure as blood

Etymology: < Gr isotonos (< isos, equal + tonos, a stretching: see tone) + -ic

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