hypotonic

UK /hʌɪpə(ʊ)ˈtɒnɪk/ US /haɪpəˈtɑnɪk/

adj 2

Collocations

ADJ.

hypertonic

VERB + HYPOTONIC

drinks, exhausted, worn

HYPOTONIC + NOUN

crystalloids

PREP.

out

ADV.

actually, respectively

adj

Having a lower osmotic pressure than another.

Showing less than normal tension in the muscles or muscle tissue.

But always he went the full length, crying until he was completely exhausted, worn out, hypotonic.

But always he went the full length, crying until he was completely exhausted, worn out, hypotonic.

Wiktionary

Isotonic drinks are actually hypotonic.

Tatoeba · #7917623

Hypertonic and hypotonic crystalloids respectively contain more and less electrolytes than the plasma.

Tatoeba · #12071354

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