hypotonique
French, adjective/i.pɔ.tɔ.nik/
hypotonique is spelled H-Y-P-O-T-O-N-I-Q-U-E (11 letters) and appears about once in every 42 million words in written French, the 205,184th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Hypotonique is a French adjective meaning “hypotonic” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Ayant une concentration inférieure en solutés que celle du cytoplasme”.
What does hypotonique mean in English?
adjective
- 1
hypotonic
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. Ayant une concentration inférieure en solutés que celle du cytoplasme. 2. Qui manque d'énergie.
The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.
Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of hypotonique
- hypotoniques plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce hypotonique?
- /i.pɔ.tɔ.nik/
- \i.po.tɔ.nik\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is hypotonique in French?
hypotonique appears about once in every 42 million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).