tonicity
Americannoun
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tonic quality or condition.
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the state of bodily tone.
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Physiology. the normal elastic tension of living muscles, arteries, etc., by which the tone of the system is maintained.
noun
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the state, condition, or quality of being tonic
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physiol another name for tonus
Etymology
Origin of tonicity
Example Sentences
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A solution's tonicity often directly correlates with the osmolarity of the solution.
From Textbooks • Jun. 9, 2022
They have no way of controlling their tonicity.
From Textbooks • Jun. 9, 2022
The measure of the tonicity of a solution, or the total amount of solutes dissolved in a specific amount of solution, is called its osmolarity.
From Textbooks • Apr. 25, 2013
The limp, relaxed school cannot secure them, for there is no tone without tonicity and vitality of muscle.
From The Renaissance of the Vocal Art by Myer, Edmund
So long as the line of gravity falls within the area of the feet, the muscular effort required is so slight that it is little more than the tonicity contained in all living muscle.
From The Four Epochs of Woman's Life; a study in hygiene by Galbraith, Anna M. (Anna Mary)
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