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tonicity
(ton|icity)
Pronunciation:
/tə(ʊ)ˈnɪsɪti/
noun
[
mass noun
]
1
muscle tone.
2
Linguistics
the pattern of tones or stress in speech.
3
Biology
the state of a solution in respect of osmotic pressure:
the tonicity of the fluid
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