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tonicity

noun
to路​nic路​i路​ty | \ t艒-藞ni-s蓹-t膿 How to pronounce tonicity (audio) \

Definition of tonicity

1 : the property of possessing tone especially : healthy vigor of body or mind
2 : muscular tonus

Examples of tonicity in a Sentence

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First Known Use of tonicity

1824, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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tonicity

noun
to路​nic路​i路​ty | \ t艒-藞nis-蓹t-膿 How to pronounce tonicity (audio) \
plural tonicities

Medical Definition of tonicity

1 : the property of possessing tone especially : healthy vigor of body or mind
2 : tonus sense 2
3 : the osmotic pressure of a solution the cells swell and shrink with changing tonicity of the environment

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