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A '''hypertonic solution''' is a [[solution]] in which the [[concentration]] of [[solute|solutes]] is greater than that of the [[cell]] which resides in the solution.<ref>Wile, Dr. Jay L. ''Exploring Creation With Biology''. Apologia Educational Ministries, Inc. 1998</ref>  Unless water flow is impeded (by a cell wall, for example), water will exit the cell, sometimes with damaging results.

A '''hypertonic solution''' is a [[solution]] in which the [[concentration]] of [[solute|solutes]] is greater than that of the [[cell]] which resides in the solution.<ref>Wile, Dr. Jay L. ''Exploring Creation With Biology''. Apologia Educational Ministries, Inc. 1998</ref>  Unless the cell can compensate in some way, osmotic pressure will cause water to exit the cell, sometimes with damaging results.

==See also==

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