what does hypotonic mean?
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A Hypotonic solution is one in which the concentration of electrolyte is below that in cells. In this situation osmotic pressure leads to the migration of water into the cells, in an attempt to equalize the electrolyte concentration inside and outside the cell walls. If the difference in concentration is significant, the cell walls may rupture, leading to the death of the cell. Consequently, it is vital that the electrolyte concentration of liquids used during blood transfusions be matched to that in cells.
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Main Entry:  floccinaucinihilipilification\n\nPart of Speech:  noun\n\nDefinition:  an act or instance of judging something to be worthless or trivial\n\nEtymology:  the parts of the word each mean `at nothing' or `with a small price'
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The prefixes used in science (using ^ as raising to the power in this context):\n\nmilli- (thousandth of, or 10^-3)\nmicro- (millionth of, or 10^-6)\nnano- (billionth of, or 10^-9)\npico- (trillionth of, or 10^-12)\nfemto- (quadrillionth of, or 10^-15)\natto- (10^-18)\n\nTherefore, a millisecond is a thousandth of a second (0.001 seconds). A microsecond is a millionth of a second (0.000001 seconds).\n\nOut of interest, going the other direction is:\n\nkilo- (thousand times, or 10^3)\nmega- (million times, or 10^6)\ngiga- (billion times, or 10^9)\ntera- (trillion times, or 10^12)\npeta- (quadrillion times, or 10^15)\nexa- (10^18)
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I think what that means, if I am not wrong, is water that is soluble and can mix with ink. Most pens have this feature, or should i say ink pens. They are not resistant to water so if there is water on paper, if you try writing over it, the ink would still make a mark on the paper instead of being repelled some where or not even made a mark. \n\nIf what I say above is correct then hop down to any stationary shop to grab some ink pens to see how it works.
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possibly illogical statement\n\ntransparent means we can see through it
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It means atoning for extreme and delicate beauty while still being highly educable.\n\nAt least, that's what the Wikipedia says.\n\nThe Wiktionary thinks it means fantastic or wonderful.\n\nThe Straight Dope is sure it wasn't invented for the movie Mary Poppins, which made the term famous, but doesn't know what the meaning of the word is.
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Low.\n\nHigh pressure tends to be dry, while lows suck moisture in.
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Hypot testing is does not mean hypothesis testing. It refers to an electrical test used to assure electrical performance.
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Acronym. It stands for : Light Amplification by Stimulated Emission of Radiation
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"Viscosity" is the degree to which a substance is fluid.\nIf a substance undergoes a decrease in viscosity when agitated, it is said to be "thixotropic."  The character of being thixotropic is called "thixotropy."
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Hardly, it's slang. And if you need to really need to know, I won't go into details here. Look it up in the following link.
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Osmolality:  The concentration of particles dissolved in a fluid. The osmolality of serum can help diagnose several medical conditions such as dehydration, diabetes, and shock.\n\nOsmolarity:  regarding people with DI, osmolarity is the direct measurement of the concentration of dissolved substances in urine. In general, osmolarity is the concentration of an osmotic solution especially when measured in osmols or milliosmols per liter of solution.\n\nthere ya go :)
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what does molarity mean LMAO lol
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God is kicking all his pets out of heaven! Just kidding!\n\nIt means raining heavily.
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I believe the correct spelling is SUPERCALIFRAGILISTICEXPIALIDO CIOUS (Yahoo! cuts off extremely long words for some reason).  It came from the movie MARY POPPINS, and is used as a miraculous way to talk oneself out of difficult situations, and even as a way to change one's mood. It's a mouthful to say (and, as I can see, a tough one for many people to spell correctly) but it means "ABSOLUTELY STUNNINGLY FANTASTIC".\n\n29 Nov 2006, 2:42pm; Philippines
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Ephemeral is a word that means something close to that.  Also consider transparent, mystical, ethereal, airy, gossamer, sheer, vaporous, diaphanous, filmy, insubstantial, heavenly, celestial, spiritual, gauzy, or supernatural.\n\nI hope this helps.
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It's an abbreviation for videlicet which means "That is; namely" and is used to introduce examples, lists, or items.\n\nI suspect it is also the abbreviation for vicinity.\n-MM