hypotonic
adjective
hy·po·ton·ic
ˌhī-pə-ˈtä-nik
-pō-
1
: having deficient tone or tension
hypotonic children
2
: having a lower osmotic pressure than a surrounding medium or a fluid under comparison
hypotonic organisms
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