| AUXOTONIC | • auxotonic adj. (Botany) Relating to plant movement classified by growth as opposed to mature reactions to exogenous… • auxotonic adj. (Physiology) Of or involving muscular contraction against resistance in which the length of the muscle… • AUXOTONIC adj. of muscle contraction, occurring against increasing force. |
| CARDIOTONIC | • cardiotonic adj. That has a favourable (tonic) effect on the action of the heart. • cardiotonic n. Any drug or substance having a tonic effect on the heart. • CARDIOTONIC n. a substance that tends to increase the tonus of heart muscle. |
| CEREBROTONIC | • cerebrotonic adj. Designating a personality type characterised as intellectual, introverted, and emotionally restrained. • cerebrotonic n. A person who has this personality type. • CEREBROTONIC n. someone with a personality characterized by shyness, introspection, and emotional restraint. |
| CROTONIC | • crotonic adj. Of or pertaining to crotonic acid or its derivatives. • CROTONIC adj. as in crotonic acid, a colourless acid. |
| ELECTROTONIC | • electrotonic adj. Of, or pertaining to, or caused by electrotonus. • ELECTROTONIC adj. of, induced by, relating to, or constituting electrotonus. |
| HOMOTONIC | • homotonic adj. (Phonetics) Of the same tone. • homotonic adj. (Biology, rare) Of uniform tension or tonicity. • HOMOTONIC adj. of the same tenor or tone, also HOMOTONOUS. |
| HYPOTONIC | • hypotonic adj. (Of a solution) Having a lower osmotic pressure than another. • hypotonic adj. (Medicine) Showing less than normal tension in the muscles or muscle tissue. • HYPOTONIC adj. of muscles, lacking normal tone. |
| ISOTONIC | • isotonic adj. (Of two solutions) Having the same osmotic pressure. • isotonic adj. (Of a medical solution) Having the same concentration of solutes as human blood. • isotonic adj. (Of two muscles) Having equal tension. |
| MONOTONIC | • monotonic adj. Of or using the Greek system of diacritics which discards the breathings and employs a single accent… • monotonic adj. (Mathematics) said of a function that either never decreases or never increases as its independent variable increases. • monotonic adj. Uttered in a monotone; monotonous. |
| MYOTONIC | • myotonic adj. Of or pertaining to myotonia. • MYOTONIC adj. relating to myotonia, temporary muscle rigidity. |
| OPISTHOTONIC | • opisthotonic adj. Relating to opisthotonus. • OPISTHOTONIC adj. of or like opisthotonos, extreme arching backwards of the spine and neck as a result of spasm of the muscles in that region. |
| ORTHOTONIC | • orthotonic adj. Orthotone. • ORTHOTONIC adj. taking an accent in certain positions but not in others, also ORTHOTONE. |
| PHOTONIC | • photonic adj. Of, or relating to photons or to photonics. • PHOTONIC adj. relating to a photon. |
| PHOTOTONIC | • phototonic adj. Relating to phototonus. • PHOTOTONIC adj. relating to phototonus, the sensitivity of a living organism to light. |
| PROTONIC | • protonic adj. Of, pertaining to, or composed of protons. • PROTONIC adj. relating to a proton. |
| SOMATOTONIC | • somatotonic adj. Designating a personality type characterised as aggressive and extroverted. • SOMATOTONIC n. a person who has an extroverted and aggressive personality type. |
| VAGOTONIC | • vagotonic adj. Of or pertaining to vagotonia. • VAGOTONIC adj. relating to vagotonia, pathological overactivity of the vagus nerve. |
| VISCEROTONIC | • viscerotonic adj. Designating a personality type characterised as sociable, easy-going, and comfort-seeking. • viscerotonic n. A person with such a personality. • VISCEROTONIC adj. in psychology, having a sociable, comfort-loving temperament associated with endomorphy. |