different between hypotonic vs auxotonic

English

Etymology

From hypo- +? tonic.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /h??p?(?)?t?n?k/
• (US) IPA^(key): /ha?p??t?n?k/, /ha?po??t?n?k/

Adjective

hypotonic (comparative more hypotonic, superlative most hypotonic)

1. (of a solution) Having a lower osmotic pressure than another.
2. (medicine) Showing less than normal tension in the muscles or muscle tissue.
   • 1983, Lawrence Durrell, Sebastian, Faber & Faber 2004 (Avignon Quintet), p. 1053:

     But always he went the full length, crying until he was completely exhausted, worn out, hypotonic.

Antonyms

• hypertonic

Translations

See also

• isotonic

Anagrams

• typhoonic

English

Etymology

auxo- (“increase, growth”) +? tonic

Adjective

auxotonic (comparative more auxotonic, superlative most auxotonic)

1. (botany) Relating to plant movement classified by growth as opposed to mature reactions to exogenous stimuli in surrounding environment.
2. (physiology) Of or involving muscular contraction against resistance in which the length of the muscle changes and the tension differs due to an increasing load or difference in leverage.

Antonyms

• allassotonic (botany)
• isotonic, isometric (physiology)

See also

• concentric
• eccentric
• hypotonic
• hypertonic
• isometric
• isokinetic
• isotonic

References

• (botanical sense): Answers.com, Wordnik.com
• (physiological sense): Wikipedia, Bodybuilding.com, MSN Encarta, TheFreeDictionary