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Hypotonic
Hypotonic meaning
Having a lower osmotic pressure than another. | Showing less than normal tension in the muscles or muscle tissue.
Synonyms of Hypotonic
Example sentences (3)
It also prevents the cell from expanding and bursting ( cytolysis ) from osmotic pressure due to a hypotonic environment.
The latter have almost the same salt content as the extracellular fluids, whereas the former is hypotonic with respect to plasma.
When a biological cell is in a hypotonic environment, the cell interior accumulates water, water flows across the cell membrane into the cell, causing it to expand.