Associations to the word «Tonicity»

Wiktionary

TONICITY, noun. (medicine) The normal presence of tone or tension in a muscle or organ; tonus
TONICITY, noun. (sciences) The ability of a solution to exert an osmotic pressure upon a membrane

Dictionary definition

TONICITY, noun. The elastic tension of living muscles, arteries, etc. that facilitate response to stimuli; "the doctor tested my tonicity".

Wise words

Words, words, words! They shut one off from the universe. Three quarters of the time one's never in contact with things, only with the beastly words that stand for them.
Aldous Huxley