hypertonic
/hahy-per-ton-ik/US // ˌhaɪ pərˈtɒn ɪk //UK // (ˌhaɪpəˈtɒnɪk) //
高渗,高渗性,高渗的,高张力
Definitions
adj.形容词 adjective
- 1
- : Physiology. of or relating to hypertonia.
- : Physical Chemistry. noting a solution of higher osmotic pressure than another solution with which it is compared.Compare isotonic.
Examples
Rogers has reduced the mortality of cholera by intravenous injections of hypertonic saline until it is only 15 per cent.
Loeb and Wasteneys found that the hypertonic solution does not increase the rate of oxidations in a fertilized egg.
What does the hypertonic solution do to prevent the disintegration of the egg after the artificial membrane formation?
The time of exposure in the hypertonic solution diminishes in certain limits with the concentration of OH ions in the solution.
A bipolar field has a hypertonic pole or centre of concentration, and a hypotonic pole or centre of dilution.
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