isotonic

iso·ton·ic

adj \ˌī-sə-ˈtä-nik\

Definition of ISOTONIC

1

: of, relating to, or being muscular contraction in the absence of significant resistance, with marked shortening of muscle fibers, and without great increase in muscle tone — compare isometric

2

: isosmotic —used of solutions

— iso·ton·i·cal·ly \-ni-k(ə-)lē\ adverb

— iso·to·nic·i·ty \-tō-ˈni-sə-tē\ noun

Origin of ISOTONIC

International Scientific Vocabulary

First Known Use: 1891

Rhymes with ISOTONIC

catatonic, cosmogonic, diachronic, diatonic, disharmonic, electronic, embryonic, epigonic, hegemonic, histrionic, homophonic, Housatonic, hypersonic, infrasonic, inharmonic, macaronic, megaphonic, microphonic, monophonic, monotonic, nonionic, nucleonic, pentatonic, pharaonic, philharmonic, plate-tectonic, polyphonic, quadraphonic, semitonic, skeletonic, Solomonic, supersonic, supertonic, telephonic, thermionic, ultrasonic