n, pl  -ties  1  :  the property of possessing tone : esp  :  healthy vigor of body or mind  2  :  TONUS 2  3  :  the osmotic pressure of a solution <the cells swell and shrink with changing of the environment>  .
 
 
 
Similar sounding terms:  den·si·ty  tae·nia·cide 
 
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