Synonyms & related words for hypertonic

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Words related to hypertonic

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Where does hypertonic come from?

The word hypertonic breaks down into 3 roots of Greek origin: hyper-, from Greek hyper (“over, excessive”); ton, from Greek tonos (“tension, tone (a stretching)”); and -ic, from Greek -ikos (“pertaining to”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.