hypotonic
adjective
- having deficient tone or tension
- having a lower osmotic pressure than a surrounding medium or a fluid under comparison
Wiktionary
Pronunciation: /hʌɪpə(ʊ)ˈtɒnɪk/ / /haɪpəˈtɑnɪk/ / /haɪpoʊˈtɑnɪk/
adj
Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *upó Ancient Greek ῠ̔πό (hŭpó) Ancient Greek ὑπο- (hupo-)der. English hypo- Proto-Indo-European *ten- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *tónos Proto-Hellenic *tónos Ancient Greek τόνος (tónos) Proto-Indo-European *-kos Ancient Greek -κός (-kós) Ancient Greek -ικός (-ikós) Ancient Greek τονῐκός (tonĭkós) English tonic English hypotonic From hypo- + tonic.
- Having a lower osmotic pressure than another.
- Showing less than normal tension in the muscles or muscle tissue.
“But always he went the full length, crying until he was completely exhausted, worn out, hypotonic.”