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Isosmotic vs Hypotonic - What's the difference?

isosmotic | hypotonic |

As adjectives the difference between isosmotic and hypotonic

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

isosmotic

English

Adjective

(-)
  • Having the same osmotic pressure

    • hypotonic

    English

    (wikipedia hypotonic)

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • (of a solution) Having a lower osmotic pressure than another.
  • (medicine) Showing less than normal tension in the muscles or muscle tissue.
  • * 1983 , (Lawrence Durrell), Sebastian'', Faber & Faber 2004 (''Avignon Quintet ), p. 1053:
    • But always he went the full length, crying until he was completely exhausted, worn out, hypotonic .

    Antonyms

    * hypertonic

    See also

    * isotonic