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Definitions of hypertonic
  1. (of living tissue) in a state of abnormally high tension
    "hypertonic muscle tissue"
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  2. (of a solution) having a higher osmotic pressure than a comparison solution
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Definition that contains hypertonic
  • scallop one of a series of rounded projections (or the notches between them) formed by curves along an edge (as the edge of a leaf or piece of cloth or the margin of a shell or a shriveled red blood cell observed in a hypertonic solution etc.)
  • crenature one of a series of rounded projections (or the notches between them) formed by curves along an edge (as the edge of a leaf or piece of cloth or the margin of a shell or a shriveled red blood cell observed in a hypertonic solution etc.)
  • hypertonia (of muscular tissue) the state of being hypertonic
  • crenelle one of a series of rounded projections (or the notches between them) formed by curves along an edge (as the edge of a leaf or piece of cloth or the margin of a shell or a shriveled red blood cell observed in a hypertonic solution etc.)
  • hypertonus (of muscular tissue) the state of being hypertonic
  • crenation one of a series of rounded projections (or the notches between them) formed by curves along an edge (as the edge of a leaf or piece of cloth or the margin of a shell or a shriveled red blood cell observed in a hypertonic solution etc.)
  • hypertonicity (of muscular tissue) the state of being hypertonic
  • crenel one of a series of rounded projections (or the notches between them) formed by curves along an edge (as the edge of a leaf or piece of cloth or the margin of a shell or a shriveled red blood cell observed in a hypertonic solution etc.)
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