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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>
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.
==See also==
==See also==