Hypertonicity

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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  hypertonicity
       n 1: (of a solution) the extent to which a solution has a higher
            osmotic pressure than some other [ant: {hypotonicity}]
       2: (of muscular tissue) the state of being hypertonic [syn: {hypertonia},
           {hypertonus}] [ant: {hypotonia}, {hypotonia}, {hypotonia}]