tonicity
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A solution's tonicity often directly correlates with the osmolarity of the solution.
From Textbooks ● Jun. 9, 2022
They have no way of controlling their tonicity.
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
The muscles scarcely keep pace with the bones in their growth, and tend to be flabby and to lack usual tonicity.
From The Biology, Physiology and Sociology of Reproduction Also Sexual Hygiene with Special Reference to the Male by Winfield Scott Hall
Parallel with opportunities for proper stimuli and response the nervous system must possess good tonicity, or vigor.
From The Mind and Its Education by George Herbert Betts