"hypertonic" meaning in English

See hypertonic in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Forms: more hypertonic [comparative], most hypertonic [superlative]
Etymology: From hyper- + tonic. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|hyper|tonic}} hyper- + tonic Head templates: {{en-adj}} hypertonic (comparative more hypertonic, superlative most hypertonic)
  1. (of a solution) Having a greater osmotic pressure than another. Translations (having a greater osmotic pressure): 高渗 (gāoshèn) (Chinese Mandarin), hypertonický [masculine] (Czech), hipeartonach (Irish), гипертони́ческий (gipertoníčeskij) (Russian)
    Sense id: en-hypertonic-en-adj-UPnVLxpX Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with hyper-, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Czech translations, Terms with Irish translations, Terms with Mandarin translations, Terms with Russian translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 86 14 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with hyper-: 66 34 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 94 6 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 91 9 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 94 6 Disambiguation of Terms with Czech translations: 74 26 Disambiguation of Terms with Irish translations: 82 18 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 81 19 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 91 9 Disambiguation of 'having a greater osmotic pressure': 91 9
  2. (anatomy) Having a very high muscular tension; spastic. Categories (topical): Anatomy
    Sense id: en-hypertonic-en-adj-Vw0L~gmb Topics: anatomy, medicine, sciences
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: isotonic
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        "(of a solution) Having a greater osmotic pressure than another."
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        "(of a solution) Having a greater osmotic pressure than another."
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