Usually means: Lower solute concentration than another.
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We found 24 dictionaries that define the word hypotonic:

General (15 matching dictionaries)
  1. hypotonic: Merriam-Webster
  2. hypotonic: Oxford Learner's Dictionaries
  3. hypotonic: American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language
  4. hypotonic: Collins English Dictionary
  5. hypotonic: Vocabulary.com
  6. hypotonic: Wordnik
  7. hypotonic: Wiktionary
  8. hypotonic: Webster's New World College Dictionary, 4th Ed.
  9. hypotonic: Infoplease Dictionary
  10. hypotonic: Dictionary.com
  11. Hypotonic: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
  12. hypotonic: Rhymezone
  13. hypotonic: FreeDictionary.org
  14. hypotonic: Mnemonic Dictionary
  15. hypotonic: TheFreeDictionary.com

Computing (1 matching dictionary)
  1. hypotonic: Encyclopedia

Medicine (5 matching dictionaries)
  1. hypotonic: Merriam-Webster Medical Dictionary
  2. Dorland's Illustrated Medical Dictionary (No longer online)
  3. online medical dictionary (No longer online)
  4. DICTIONARY OF TERMS IN ORAL PHYSIOLOGY (No longer online)
  5. hypotonic: Medical dictionary

Science (2 matching dictionaries)
  1. Hypotonic: Material Safety Data Sheets HyperGlossary
  2. General Chemistry Online (No longer online)

Tech (1 matching dictionary)
  1. Washington State Definitions and Abbreviations of Vetrinary Terms (No longer online)

(Note: See hypotonicity as well.)

Definitions from Wiktionary (hypotonic)

adjective:  (of a solution) Having a lower osmotic pressure than another.
adjective:  (medicine) Showing less than normal tension in the muscles or muscle tissue.

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