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Isosmotic vs Hypertonic - What's the difference?

isosmotic | hypertonic |

As adjectives the difference between isosmotic and hypertonic

is that isosmotic is having the same osmotic pressure while hypertonic is (of a solution) having a greater osmotic pressure than another.

isosmotic

English

Adjective

(-)
  • Having the same osmotic pressure

    • 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

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