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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. 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.