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tonicity

[toh-nis-i-tee] / toʊˈnɪs ɪ ti /




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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

When the brain is weary, when it begins to lose its elasticity and freshness, there will be the same lack of tonicity and strength in the brain product.

From Pushing to the Front by Marden, Orison Swett

Parallel with opportunities for proper stimuli and response the nervous system must possess good tonicity, or vigor.

From The Mind and Its Education by Betts, George Herbert