tonicity

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They have no way of controlling their tonicity.

From Textbooks • Jun. 9, 2022

A solution's tonicity often directly correlates with the osmolarity of the solution.

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 present purpose does not call for a discussion of the subject of muscular tonicity.

From The Psychology of Singing A Rational Method of Voice Culture Based on a Scientific Analysis of All Systems, Ancient and Modern by Taylor, David C. (David Clark)

But if stimulation of the brain does not paralyze, it must increase the tonicity of the vaso-motor centre, and hence the force and regularity of the circulation.

From The Education of American Girls by Brackett, Anna C. (Anna Callender)