Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adjective Of equal tension.
- adjective Isosmotic.
- adjective Having the same concentration of solutes as the blood.
- adjective Physiology Of or involving muscular contraction in which the muscle remains under relatively constant tension while its length changes.
from The Century Dictionary.
- Having or indicating equal tones.
- In physical chemistry, possessing or producing equal osmotic pressures; especially, having salts dissolved in such proportion as to occasion no change of volume in red blood-corpuscles put in contact with the solution.
- Relating to isotonia.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective Having or indicating, equal tones, or tension.
- adjective (Physiology, Biochemistry) Having an osmotic pressure (tonicity) equal to that of a reference solution; -- of aqueous solutions. Contrasting with
hypotonic andhypertonic . Seehypertonic . - adjective (Mus.) a system consisting of intervals, in which each concord is alike tempered, and in which there are twelve equal semitones.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adjective of two solutions having the same
osmotic pressure - adjective of a medical solution Having the same
concentration ofsolutes as humanblood . - adjective of two muscles having equal
tension - adjective physiology Of or involving
muscular contraction againstresistance in which thelength of the muscle changes. Antonym isisometric . Isotonic movements are eitherconcentric (working muscle shortens) oreccentric (working muscle lengthens). See also Wikipedia:Isotonic (exercise physiology)
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective of or involving muscular contraction in which tension is constant while length changes
- adjective of two or more muscles; having equal tension
- adjective relating to or characterized by the equal intervals of a musical scale
- adjective (used of solutions) having the same or equal osmotic pressure
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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The company touts the beverage as an isotonic, vitamin-rich, no-additive beverage with natural regenerative powers that help athletes recover from a workout.
Andrea Metcalf: Beer at the Finish Line? Andrea Metcalf 2011
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The company touts the beverage as an isotonic, vitamin-rich, no-additive beverage with natural regenerative powers that help athletes recover from a workout.
Andrea Metcalf: Beer at the Finish Line? Andrea Metcalf 2011
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The magazine also included articles on fashion, food and gadgets such as the "Tensolator," which provided "bodybuilding isotonic tension," perhaps to make up for slow nights in the rumpus room.
The Feminist Mystique of Hugh Hefner Dave Shiflett 2011
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Erdinger market their beer, amusingly, as an isotonic, low-calorie, vitamin enriched sports drink.
Alcohol-Free Beer News « We Don't Count Your Own Visits To Your Blog 2008
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It deserves a sequel just like TS ... if you're too grown up to enjoy CARS, yea, whatever - go back to movies like SAW. isotonic
Cars 2: New Release Date, Story Details, Short Car-Toons | /Film 2008
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Enjoy with a bottle of isotonic energy drink, elctrolyte or just plain water
Pick’n'mix remixed 2010
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Enjoy with a bottle of isotonic energy drink, elctrolyte or just plain water
Pick’n'mix remixed 2010
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Well as I recall I drank a fine local brew although I think BSNYC was on the isotonic Guinness.
Keeping it Reeled In: Hope or Delusion? BikeSnobNYC 2009
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JozJonlin: Wow... most sports drinks are isotonic, or at least advertised as such at least in Spain, i don't know about the US, but i guessed they'd be the same
Mythbusting: Four Myths About Staying Hydrated Debunked | Lifehacker Australia 2009
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In the next phase of its growth, Ajemex is planning to introduce its own brands of low-priced isotonic sports drinks and bottled water.
lweber5@scf.edu commented on the word isotonic
Online Dictionary. Having the same concentration of solutes as the blood: an isotonic saline solution.
October 7, 2010