isotonic

[ ahy-suh-ton-ik ]
/ ˌaɪ səˈtɒn ɪk /

adjective

Also isosmotic. Physical Chemistry. noting or pertaining to solutions characterized by equal osmotic pressure. Compare hypertonic(def 2), hypotonic(def 2).
Physiology.
  1. noting or pertaining to a solution containing the same salt concentration as mammalian blood.
  2. noting or pertaining to a muscular contraction in which constant tension continues while the length of the muscle decreases, as during mechanical work.
Music. of or characterized by equal tones.

Origin of isotonic

1820–30; < Greek isóton(os) having equal accent or tone (see iso-, tone) + -ic

OTHER WORDS FROM isotonic

i·so·to·nic·i·ty [ahy-suh-tuh-nis-i-tee] /ˌaɪ sə təˈnɪs ɪ ti/, noun

Words nearby isotonic

isothermobath, isothiocyanate, isotimic, isotone, isotonia, isotonic, isotonic exercise, isotonic sodium chloride solution, isotope, isotope geology, isotopic number

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British Dictionary definitions for isotonic

isotonic
/ (ˌaɪsəʊˈtɒnɪk) /

adjective

physiol (of two or more muscles) having equal tension
(of a drink) designed to replace the fluid and salts lost from the body during strenuous exercise
Also: isosmotic (of two solutions) having the same osmotic pressure, commonly having physiological osmotic pressure Compare hypertonic, hypotonic
music of, relating to, or characterized by the equal intervals of the well-tempered scale isotonic tuning

Derived forms of isotonic

isotonicity (ˌaɪsəʊtəʊˈnɪsɪtɪ), noun

Medical definitions for isotonic

isotonic
[ ī′sə-tŏn′ĭk ]

adj.

Of equal tension.
Isosmotic.
Having the same concentration of solutes as the blood.
Of or involving muscular contraction in which the muscle remains under relatively constant tension while its length changes.

Other words from isotonic

i′so•to•nic′i•ty (-tə-nĭs′ĭ-tē) n.