isotonic

[ ahy-suh-ton-ik ]

/ ˌaɪ səˈtɒn ɪk /

adjective

Also isosmotic. Physical Chemistry. noting or pertaining to solutions characterized by equal osmotic pressure.Compare hypertonic (def. 2), hypotonic (def. 2).

Physiology.

noting or pertaining to a solution containing the same salt concentration as mammalian blood.
noting or pertaining to a muscular contraction in which constant tension continues while the length of the muscle decreases, as during mechanical work.

Music. of or characterized by equal tones.

Origin of isotonic

1820–30; <Greek isóton(os) having equal accent or tone (see iso-, tone) + -ic

OTHER WORDS FROM isotonic

i·so·to·nic·i·ty

[ahy-suh-tuh-nis-i-tee], /ˌaɪ sə təˈnɪs ɪ ti/, noun

Words nearby isotonic

isothermobath, isothiocyanate, isotimic, isotone, isotonia, isotonic, isotonic exercise, isotonic sodium chloride solution, isotope, isotope geology, isotopic number

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Example sentences from the Web for isotonic

Take, for instance, two isotonic solutions, one of salt and another of sugar.
The Mechanism of Life|Stphane Leduc
It may be objected that segmentation is also produced by a solution which is isotonic with sea water.
The Mechanism of Life|Stphane Leduc
All nose lotions should be alkaline, and isotonic with the blood plasma.
A System of Operative Surgery, Volume IV (of 4)|Various
Normal saline solution is isotonic with the body cells and hence is employed as the vehicle.
The Fundamentals of Bacteriology|Charles Bradfield Morrey

British Dictionary definitions for isotonic

isotonic

/ (ˌaɪsəʊˈtɒnɪk) /

adjective

physiol (of two or more muscles) having equal tension

(of a drink) designed to replace the fluid and salts lost from the body during strenuous exercise

Also: isosmotic (of two solutions) having the same osmotic pressure, commonly having physiological osmotic pressureCompare hypertonic, hypotonic

music of, relating to, or characterized by the equal intervals of the well-tempered scaleisotonic tuning

Derived forms of isotonic

isotonicity (ˌaɪsəʊtəʊˈnɪsɪtɪ), noun

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Medical definitions for isotonic

isotonic

[ ī′sə-tŏn′ĭk ]

adj.

Of equal tension.

Isosmotic.

Having the same concentration of solutes as the blood.

Of or involving muscular contraction in which the muscle remains under relatively constant tension while its length changes.

Other words from isotonic

i′so•to•nic′i•ty (-tə-nĭs′ĭ-tē) n.

单词	isotonic
释义	isotonic [ ahy-suh-ton-ik ] / ˌaɪ səˈtɒn ɪk / adjective Also isosmotic. Physical Chemistry. noting or pertaining to solutions characterized by equal osmotic pressure.Compare hypertonic (def. 2), hypotonic (def. 2). Physiology. noting or pertaining to a solution containing the same salt concentration as mammalian blood. noting or pertaining to a muscular contraction in which constant tension continues while the length of the muscle decreases, as during mechanical work. Music. of or characterized by equal tones. Origin of isotonic 1820–30; <Greek isóton(os) having equal accent or tone (see iso-, tone) + -ic OTHER WORDS FROM isotonic i·so·to·nic·i·ty [ahy-suh-tuh-nis-i-tee], /ˌaɪ sə təˈnɪs ɪ ti/, noun Words nearby isotonic isothermobath, isothiocyanate, isotimic, isotone, isotonia, isotonic, isotonic exercise, isotonic sodium chloride solution, isotope, isotope geology, isotopic number Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for isotonic Take, for instance, two isotonic solutions, one of salt and another of sugar. The Mechanism of Life\|Stphane Leduc It may be objected that segmentation is also produced by a solution which is isotonic with sea water. The Mechanism of Life\|Stphane Leduc All nose lotions should be alkaline, and isotonic with the blood plasma. A System of Operative Surgery, Volume IV (of 4)\|Various Normal saline solution is isotonic with the body cells and hence is employed as the vehicle. The Fundamentals of Bacteriology\|Charles Bradfield Morrey British Dictionary definitions for isotonic isotonic / (ˌaɪsəʊˈtɒnɪk) / adjective physiol (of two or more muscles) having equal tension (of a drink) designed to replace the fluid and salts lost from the body during strenuous exercise Also: isosmotic (of two solutions) having the same osmotic pressure, commonly having physiological osmotic pressureCompare hypertonic, hypotonic music of, relating to, or characterized by the equal intervals of the well-tempered scaleisotonic tuning Derived forms of isotonic isotonicity (ˌaɪsəʊtəʊˈnɪsɪtɪ), noun Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Medical definitions for isotonic isotonic [ ī′sə-tŏn′ĭk ] adj. Of equal tension. Isosmotic. Having the same concentration of solutes as the blood. Of or involving muscular contraction in which the muscle remains under relatively constant tension while its length changes. Other words from isotonic i′so•to•nic′i•ty (-tə-nĭs′ĭ-tē) n. The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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