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

Parallel with opportunities for proper stimuli and response the nervous system must possess good tonicity, or vigor.

From The Mind and Its Education by Betts, George Herbert

But if stimulation of the brain does not paralyze, it must increase the tonicity of the vaso-motor centre, and hence the force and regularity of the circulation.

From The Education of American Girls by Brackett, Anna C. (Anna Callender)