Meaning

2 senses
  1. Having a greater osmotic pressure than another.

    hyperton, hypertonisch

    гипертони́ческийgipertoníčeskij

    (of a solution) having a higher osmotic pressure than a comparison solution

  2. Having a very high muscular tension; spastic.

    (of living tissue) in a state of abnormally high tension

Examples

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

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Translations

2 languages
Русский
By meaning 1
having a greater osmotic pressure:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
having a greater osmotic pressure:

Forms

more hypertonic, most hypertonic
Comparativemore hypertonic Lesson
Superlativemost hypertonic Lesson

regular

Antonyms

2 antonyms

Word family

5 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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