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Hypertonic vs Endosmosis - What's the difference?

hypertonic | endosmosis |

As an adjective hypertonic

is (of a solution) having a greater osmotic pressure than another.

As a noun endosmosis is

osmosis in which fluid flows through a membrane towards a region of higher concentration.

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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    endosmosis

    English

    Noun

  • osmosis in which fluid flows through a membrane towards a region of higher concentration

    • See also

    *exosmosis