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isosmotic

American  
[ahy-soz-mot-ik, -sos-] / ˌaɪ sɒzˈmɒt ɪk, -sɒs- /

adjective

Physical Chemistry.

  1. isotonic.

isosmotic British  
/ ˌaɪsɒzˈmɒtɪk /

adjective

  1. another word for isotonic

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Etymology

Origin of isosmotic

First recorded in 1890–95; is- + osmotic ( def. )

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In an isosmotic salt solution, there is no diffusion of water into or out of the Paramecium, so the contraction rate is zero.

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