1
[ adjective ] (of living tissue) in a state of abnormally high tension

Examples

"hypertonic muscle tissue"

Related terms

hypotonic

2
[ adjective ] of a solution; having a higher osmotic pressure than a comparison solution

Related terms

isotonic hypotonic

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Rhymes with

tonic supersonic tectonic plutonic microelectronic electronic catatonic platonic isotonic diatonic planktonic laconic bubonic phonic conic sonic germanic ionic pneumonic chronic hedonic hydroponic panic demonic sardonic masonic mnemonic transatlantic monophonic telephonic napoleonic pharaonic avionic histrionic ultrasonic embryonic polyphonic ironic allophonic tunic atlantic harmonic symphonic sputnik philharmonic synchronic manic satanic titanic botanic dominic dominick tympanic ethnic wernicke hispanic pyrotechnic polytechnic authentic nick splenic dubrovnik beatnik authentic multiethnic koranic conic punic neotenic mechanic gigantic volcanic galvanic oceanic messianic transoceanic inorganic cynic scenic calisthenic munich organic arsenic cryogenic clinic eugenic carcinogenic psychogenic hallucinogenic pathogenic monoclinic photogenic hellenic schizophrenic picnic

Phonetic and Homophones

HH AY2 P ER0 T AA1 N IH0 K

Similar Spelling

hypertonicity hypertonia hypertonus hypertext hyperidrosis Hyperoodon Hypertensin Hyperotreta hypertensive hypertension

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