Hypotonicity

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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

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