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isotonic

/ˌɑɪ.səˈtɑː.nɪk/

isotonic adjective: having the same osmotic pressure.

Adjective

isotonic (not comparable)

  1. Having the same osmotic pressure.
  2. 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.
  3. Having equal tension.
  4. 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)
  5. Having the same tone.

isotonic meaning in Tamil

isotonic in Tamil

சம திரவ அழுத்தம், சமபரவலமுக்கமுள்ள, இணை நீர்மம்

Origin of isotonic

From iso- + tonic.

Words formed from isotonic

Questions about isotonic

What does isotonic mean?
Isotonic means having the same osmotic pressure.
What is isotonic in Tamil?
Isotonic in Tamil is சம திரவ அழுத்தம், சமபரவலமுக்கமுள்ள, இணை நீர்மம். See Isotonic meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is isotonic?
Isotonic is an adjective.
How do you pronounce isotonic?
Isotonic is pronounced /ˌɑɪ.səˈtɑː.nɪk/.

Words near isotonic in the dictionary

  1. isotomids
  2. isotomous
  3. isotomously
  4. isotone
  5. isotones
  6. isotonic
  7. isotonic contraction
  8. isotonically
  9. isotonicity
  10. isotonics
  11. isotonitazene

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Adapted from Wiktionary: isotonic (page history and authors); isotonic (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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