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(of living tissue) lacking normal tone or tension

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Definitions

  1. adj. (of living tissue) lacking normal tone or tension
  2. adj. (of a solution) having a lower osmotic pressure than a comparison solution
  3. a (of living tissue) lacking normal tone or tension a (of a solution) having a lower osmotic pressure than a comparison solution