isotonic en · ADJ
Pronunciation
- /ˌɑɪ.səˈtɑː.nɪk/
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Etymology
Etymology tree Ancient Greek ῐ̓́σος (ĭ́sos)lbor. English iso- Proto-Indo-European *ten- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *tónos Proto-Hellenic *tónos Ancient Greek τόνος (tónos) Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Hellenic *-kos Ancient Greek -κός (-kós) Ancient Greek -ικός (-ikós) Ancient Greek τονῐκός (tonĭkós) English tonic English isotonic From iso- + tonic.
Meanings
- (not-comparable, of two solutions) Having the same osmotic pressure.
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(not-comparable, of a medical solution) Having the same concentration of solutes as human blood.
Use an isotonic saline solution in your neti pot to prevent irritation of your nasal passages.
- (not-comparable, of two muscles) Having equal tension.
- (not-comparable) Of or involving muscular contraction against resistance in which the length of the muscle changes. Antonym is isometric. Isotonic movements are either concentric (working muscle shortens) or eccentric (working muscle lengthens). See also Wikipedia:Isotonic (exercise physiology)
- (not-comparable) Having the same tone.
Deriveds
isotonicity · isotonic contraction · isotonically · anisotonic
Relateds
Translations (16)
fi isotoninen (having the same osmotic pressure) · cmn 等渗 (having the same osmotic pressure) · hu izotóniás (having the same osmotic pressure) · io izotonika (having the same osmotic pressure) · it isotonico (having the same osmotic pressure) · pt isotónico (having the same osmotic pressure) · ru изотони́ческий (having the same osmotic pressure) · cs isotonický (having the same osmotic pressure) · ca isotònic (having the same osmotic pressure) · pl izotoniczny (having the same osmotic pressure) · cs izotonický (having the same osmotic pressure) · es isotónico (having the same osmotic pressure) · pt isotônico (having the same osmotic pressure) · tr izotonik (having the same osmotic pressure) · fr isotonique (having the same osmotic pressure) · de isotonisch (having the same osmotic pressure)