hypotonic
- adjective
- /ˌhaɪpəˈtɒnɪk/
- Specialized
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hipotónico
- The chef prepared a salad with a dressing that was hypotonic compared to the saltiness of the cheese.
- hypotonic solution
Examples
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Mild hyponatraemia and hypo-osmolality frequently complicate the ingestion or administration of hypotonic or dextrose-containing solutions and are usually controlled by restriction of water intake.
Academic text (1995) -
Pain during the healing phase is the result of exposure of the superior constrictor muscle and associated nerve endings to mechanical stretch, the ingestion of hypotonic solutions, and abrasion by food.
Academic text (2004) -
To use his own words: "The corpuscles of the anaemic heterozygote are smaller than normal, and more resistant to hypotonic solutions."
Academic text (1996) -
Sweat is a hypotonic solution of sodium and chloride ions in water, together with other constituents including lactate, urea, and potassium.
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A hypotonic solution can cause cells to swell as water enters them.
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When the plant cells were placed in a hypotonic environment, they became turgid due to water uptake.
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Etymology
Hypotonic uses hypo- meaning 'under' and tonic like 'tone', so a hypotonic solution has 'less' dissolved material or is 'less concentrated' than another fluid. That's why water moves into cells in a hypotonic solution, making them swell and sometimes burst.