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tonicify

tonicify verb: to increase the tonicity of a solution.

Verb

tonicify (third-person singular simple present tonicifies, present participle tonicifying, simple past and past participle tonicified)

  1. (pharmacy) To increase the tonicity of a solution
    • The study consisted of a screening design evaluating protein, buffer, tonicifying agent, cryoprotectant, surfactant, and pH levels.2010, Formulation and Process Development Strategies for Manufacturing Biopharmaceuticals, →ISBN, page 168
    • A non-ionic tonicifying agent is incorporated into the pharmaceutical compositions to render the compositions isotonic[…].2013, Multiple Sclerosis, →ISBN, page 438

Forms of tonicify

third-person singular presenttonicifies
present participletonicifying
past participletonicified
pasttonicified

Origin of tonicify

From tonic + -ify.

Questions about tonicify

What does tonicify mean?
Tonicify means to increase the tonicity of a solution.
What part of speech is tonicify?
Tonicify is a verb.
What is the past tense of tonicify?
The past tense of tonicify is tonicified.

Words near tonicify in the dictionary

  1. tonic-clonic
  2. tonical
  3. tonically
  4. tonicified
  5. tonicifies
  6. tonicify
  7. tonicifying
  8. tonicities
  9. tonicity
  10. tonicization
  11. tonicizations

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