Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adjective Of or exhibiting equal osmotic pressure.
from The Century Dictionary.
- In physical, of equal osmotic pressure.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective having the same or equal osmotic pressure; isotonic; -- used of solutions. Contrasted with
hypertonic andhypotonic
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adjective Having the same
osmotic pressure
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective (used of solutions) having the same or equal osmotic pressure
Etymologies
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iso- + osmotic
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Examples
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By the contrary the isosmotic fluids run through the body and will eventually reach each cell.
Blogs de Ciência Ricardo Araújo 2010
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The guideline also found the drug isosmotic macrogol may improve constipation in people with Parkinson's disease.
PhysOrg.com - latest science and technology news stories PhysOrg Team 2010
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By the contrary the isosmotic fluids run through the body and will eventually reach each cell.
Blogs de Ciência Ricardo Araújo 2010
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