tonicity
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They have no way of controlling their tonicity.
From Textbooks ● Jun. 9, 2022
A solution's tonicity often directly correlates with the osmolarity of the solution.
From Textbooks ● Jun. 9, 2022
The measure of the tonicity of a solution, or the total amount of solutes dissolved in a specific amount of solution, is called its osmolarity.
From Textbooks ● Apr. 25, 2013
To this normal state of oppositional contraction the name "muscular tonicity" is given.
From The Psychology of Singing A Rational Method of Voice Culture Based on a Scientific Analysis of All Systems, Ancient and Modern by David C. (David Clark) Taylor
So long as the line of gravity falls within the area of the feet, the muscular effort required is so slight that it is little more than the tonicity contained in all living muscle.
From The Four Epochs of Woman's Life; a study in hygiene by Anna M. (Anna Mary) Galbraith
