Syn: isotonic. [WordNet 1.5]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
isosmotic — [īs΄äs mät′ik] adj. [ IS(O) + OSMOTIC] ISOTONIC (sense 2) … English World dictionary
isosmotic — adjective Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary Date: 1895 of, relating to, or exhibiting equal osmotic pressure < isosmotic solutions > • isosmotically adverb … New Collegiate Dictionary
isosmotic — adjective (used of solutions) having the same or equal osmotic pressure • Syn: ↑isotonic • Ant: ↑hypertonic (for: ↑isotonic), ↑hypotonic (for: ↑isotonic) … Useful english dictionary
isosmotic — pertaining to solutions that exert the same osmotic pressure … Dictionary of ichthyology
isosmotic — /uy soz mot ik, sos /, adj. Physical Chem. isotonic (def. 1). [1890 95; IS + OSMOTIC] * * * … Universalium
isosmotic — adjective Having the same osmotic pressure … Wiktionary
isosmotic — Having the same total osmotic pressure or osmolality as another fluid (ordinarily intracellular fluid); such a fluid is not isotonic if it includes solutes that freely permeate cell membranes. SYN: iso osmotic. * * * is·os·mot·i … Medical dictionary
isosmotic — is·osmotic … English syllables
isosmotic — i•sos•mot•ic [[t]ˌaɪ sɒzˈmɒt ɪk, sɒs [/t]] adj. chem. isotonic 1) • Etymology: 1890–95; is +osmotic … From formal English to slang
isosmotic — /ˌaɪsɒzˈmɒtɪk/ (say .uysoz motik) adjective → isotonic (def. 1) …
