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hyperosmotic

hyperosmotic adjective: hypertonic.

Adjective

hyperosmotic (comparative more hyperosmotic, superlative most hyperosmotic)

  1. hypertonic
  2. Relating to hyperosmolarity
  3. Relating to hyperosmosis

Forms of hyperosmotic

comparativemore hyperosmotic
superlativemost hyperosmotic

Origin of hyperosmotic

From hyper- + osmotic.

Questions about hyperosmotic

What does hyperosmotic mean?
Hyperosmotic means hypertonic.
What part of speech is hyperosmotic?
Hyperosmotic is an adjective.

Words near hyperosmotic in the dictionary

  1. hyperosmolarity
  2. hyperosmoregulation
  3. hyperosmoregulator
  4. hyperosmoregulators
  5. hyperosmosis
  6. hyperosmotic
  7. hyperosmotically
  8. hyperossification
  9. hyperossifications
  10. hyperossified
  11. hyperosteoclastogenesis

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