Isotonic (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

adjective
  1. noting or pertaining to solutions characterized by equal osmotic pressure.
  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.
  3. of or characterized by equal tones.
adjective
  1. (of two or more muscles) having equal tension
  2. (of a drink) designed to replace the fluid and salts lost from the body during strenuous exercise
  3. (of two solutions) having the same osmotic pressure, commonly having physiological osmotic pressure
  4. of, relating to, or characterized by the equal intervals of the well-tempered scale
Isotonic (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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