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Hypertonic vs Auxotonic - What's the difference?

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Hypertonic is a see also of auxotonic.


As adjectives the difference between hypertonic and auxotonic

is that hypertonic is (of a solution) having a greater osmotic pressure than another while auxotonic is (botany) relating to plant movement classified by growth as opposed to mature reactions to exogenous stimuli in surrounding environment antonym: allassotonic.

hypertonic

English

(wikipedia hypertonic)

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • (of a solution) having a greater osmotic pressure than another
  • (anatomy) having a very high muscular tension; spastic

    • Antonyms

    * hypotonic

    See also

    * isotonic

    Anagrams

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    auxotonic

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • (botany) Relating to plant movement classified by growth as opposed to mature reactions to exogenous stimuli in surrounding environment. Antonym: allassotonic
  • (physiology) Of or involving muscular contraction against resistance in which the length of the muscle changes and the tension differs due to an increasing load or difference in leverage. Antonym in regard to movement is isometric. Antonym in regard to tonus is isotonic. Tonic movements (auxo or iso) are either concentric (working muscle shortens) or eccentric (working muscle lengthens).

    • See also

    * concentric * eccentric * hypotonic * hypertonic * isometric * isokinetic * isotonic

    References

    * (botanical sense) Answers.com], [http://www.wordnik.com/words/auxotonic Wordnik.com * (physiological sense) , Bodybuilding.com], [http://encarta.msn.com/dictionary_1861587921/auxotonic.html MSN Encarta], [http://medical-dictionary.thefreedictionary.com/auxotonic TheFreeDictionary