What does hypertonic mean?

hypertonic means "(of living tissue) in a state of abnormally high tension". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in hypertonic?

hypertonic has 4 syllables: hy-per-to-nic. The stress falls on "to". In IPA it is /ˌhaɪpɚˈtɑnɪk/.

What is the opposite of hypertonic?

The recorded antonyms are hypotonic, hypotonic, isotonic.

Is hypertonic a common word?

hypertonic is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

What rhymes with hypertonic?

8 words rhyme with hypertonic. Rhymes are matched on the phonemes from the last stressed vowel onward, which is the definition a reader has in their head.

hypertonic — meaning, pronunciation and 2 definitions

adjective

2 sensesA word that describes or qualifies a noun.

1.
(of living tissue) in a state of abnormally high tension
“hypertonic muscle tissue”
Antonymshypotonic
2.
(of a solution) having a higher osmotic pressure than a comparison solution
Antonymshypotonic isotonic

Questions about hypertonic

What does hypertonic mean?: hypertonic means "(of living tissue) in a state of abnormally high tension". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.
How many syllables are in hypertonic?: hypertonic has 4 syllables: hy-per-to-nic. The stress falls on "to". In IPA it is /ˌhaɪpɚˈtɑnɪk/.

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