hypertonic

English

Etymology

From hyper- +‎ tonic.

Adjective

hypertonic (comparative more hypertonic, superlative most hypertonic)

1. (of a solution) Having a greater osmotic pressure than another.
2. (anatomy) Having a very high muscular tension; spastic.

Antonyms

• hypotonic

Translations

having a greater osmotic pressure

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 高渗 (gāoshèn)

• Czech: hypertonický m
• Irish: hipeartonach
• Russian: гипертони́ческий (ru) (gipertoníčeskij)

See also

• isotonic

Anagrams

• hypocretin