i´so|ton´i|cal|ly

i´so|ton´i|cal|ly
i|so|ton|ic «Y suh TON ihk», adjective.
1. Chemistry, Physiology. characterized by equal osmotic pressure; denoting or having to do with a solution containing just enough salt to prevent the destruction of the red blood corpuscles when added to the blood. A solvent isotonic with a solution will not pass through a semipermeable membrane and mix with the solution.
2. Physiology. denoting or having to do with a contraction of a muscle when under a constant tension.
3. Music. having to do with or characterized by equal tones.
╂[< Greek isótonos of equal tension or tone (< isos equal + tónos tone) + English -ic]
–i´so|ton´i|cal|ly, adverb.

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