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  • adjective Having the same solute concentration, and therefore the same water potential; frequently construed with with.

Etymologies

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From iso- +‎ osmotic.

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Examples

  • EYLEA is specially purified and contains iso-osmotic buffer concentrations, allowing for injection into the eye.

    unknown title 2011

  • Bedford Laboratories will supply Fluconazole Injection sterile iso-osmotic solution containing

    Medindia Health News 2010

  • In addition to the glass vial presentations, Bedford Laboratories will supply Fluconazole injection as a sterile iso-osmotic solution containing 2mg / mL of fluconazole in 0. 9\% sodium chloride diluent in the following presentations: 200mg / 100mL in single-dose PVC flexible containers packaged in cartons containing 10 bags and 400mg / 200mL in single-dose PVC flexible containers packaged in cartons containing 10 bags.

    unknown title 2009

  • The presence of these functional solutes inside the cell should create an osmotic gradient, so that water would flow in constantly, trying to dilute the interior to be iso-osmotic (the same concentration) as the outside.

    Pharyngula 2009

  • The presence of these functional solutes inside the cell should create an osmotic gradient, so that water would flow in constantly, trying to dilute the interior to be iso-osmotic (the same concentration) as the outside.

    Pharyngula 2009

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