hypotonic

Definition of Hypotonic in English :

1. hypotonic

(of living tissue) lacking normal tone or tension

2. hypotonic

(of a solution) having a lower osmotic pressure than a comparison solution

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Hypotonic

adjective

1.

(of muscles) lacking normal tone or tension

2.

(of a solution) having a lower osmotic pressure than that of a specified, generally physiological, solution

Compare hypertonic, isotonic

adjective

1.

having abnormally low tension or tone, esp. of the muscles

2.

having an osmotic pressure lower than that of an isotonic solution

adj.

1. Having less than normal tone or tension, as of muscles or arteries.

2. Chemistry Having the lower osmotic pressure of two solutions.