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hypoosmotic

hypoosmotic adjective: hypotonic.

Adjective

hypoosmotic (comparative more hypoosmotic, superlative most hypoosmotic)

  1. hypotonic
    • The washed P2 fraction (P2′) was subjected to hypoosmotic shock and lysis before centrifugation again.2015 July 24, “Axin Regulates Dendritic Spine Morphogenesis through Cdc42-Dependent Signaling”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI

Forms of hypoosmotic

comparativemore hypoosmotic
superlativemost hypoosmotic

Origin of hypoosmotic

From hypo- + osmotic.

Questions about hypoosmotic

What does hypoosmotic mean?
Hypoosmotic means hypotonic.
What part of speech is hypoosmotic?
Hypoosmotic is an adjective.

Words near hypoosmotic in the dictionary

  1. hypoosmolality
  2. hypoosmolar
  3. hypoosmolarity
  4. hypoosmoregulation
  5. hypoosmoregulatory
  6. hypoosmotic
  7. hypooxygenation
  8. hypopalmitoylation
  9. hypopancreatism
  10. hypoparathyroid
  11. hypoparathyroidism

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