'Isotonic' definitions:
Definition of 'isotonic'
From: WordNet
adjective
(used of solutions) having the same or equal osmotic pressure [syn: isotonic, isosmotic] [ant: hypertonic, hypotonic]
adjective
Relating to or characterized by the equal intervals of a musical scale; "isotonic tuning"
adjective
Of or involving muscular contraction in which tension is constant while length changes [ant: isometric]
adjective
Of two or more muscles; having equal tension
Definition of 'Isotonic'
From: GCIDE
- Isotonic \I`so*ton"ic\, a. [Iso- + tonic.]
- 1. Having or indicating, equal tones, or tension. [1913 Webster]
- 2. (Physiology, Biochemistry) Having an osmotic pressure (tonicity) equal to that of a reference solution; -- of aqueous solutions. Contrasting with hypotonic and hypertonic. See hypertonic. [PJC]
- A knowledge of the colligative properties of solutions . . . is essential for one to understand fully the principles involved in rendering intravenous solutions isotonic with blood serum, or opthalmic solutions isotonic with lachrymal fluid. Solutions thus adjusted produce less shock and much less irritation than those which are hypotonic or hypertonic, and present-day practise recognizes the desirability of making the necessary adjustments whenever possible. --Cook & Martin (Remington's Practice of Pharmacy, Tenth Ed.: Mack Publ., Easton Pa., 1951)
- Isotonic system (Mus.), a system consisting of intervals, in which each concord is alike tempered, and in which there are twelve equal semitones. [1913 Webster]