English

Adjective

hypotonic ‎(comparative more hypotonic, superlative most hypotonic)

1. (of a solution) Having a lower osmotic pressure than another.
2. (medicine) Showing less than normal tension in the muscles or muscle tissue.
   • 1983, Lawrence Durrell, Sebastian, Faber & Faber 2004 (Avignon Quintet), p. 1053:

     But always he went the full length, crying until he was completely exhausted, worn out, hypotonic.

Antonyms

• hypertonic

Translations

See also

• isotonic