"tonicity" meaning in All languages combined

See tonicity on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

IPA: /təˈnɪsɪti/ Forms: tonicities [plural]
Etymology: tonic + -ity Etymology templates: {{root|en|ine-pro|*ten-}}, {{suffix|en|tonic|ity}} tonic + -ity Head templates: {{en-noun}} tonicity (plural tonicities)
  1. (medicine) The normal presence of tone or tension in a muscle or organ; tonus Categories (topical): Medicine Translations (The normal presence of tone or tension in a muscle or organ; tonus): тонус (tonus) (Bulgarian)
    Sense id: en-tonicity-en-noun-Dd35ILhw Topics: medicine, sciences Disambiguation of 'The normal presence of tone or tension in a muscle or organ; tonus': 96 4
  2. (sciences) The ability of nonpenetrable solutes in a solution to exert an osmotic pressure upon a membrane Categories (topical): Sciences
    Sense id: en-tonicity-en-noun-6NgLaz4c Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ity Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 31 69 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ity: 21 79 Topics: sciences
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: hypertonic, hypotonic, isotonic

Inflected forms

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