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Hypertonic : concerning osmosis, a term used to compare one solution with another,
a hypertonic solution has a higher concentration of solutes, when separated by a
membrane that is permeable to the solvent and impermeable to the solute. In this
instance the solvent will flow from the region of lower solute concentration
(hypotonic) to the region of higher concentration (hypertonic) by the process of
osmosis. e.g. most fresh water protists are hypertonic when compared with their
environment.
Turgid : means firm, the opposite of flaccid, cells with wall become firm as a result
of the uptake of water by osmosis,
Turgor : (pressure) the force exerted on a cell wall by a cell membrane as a result
of osmotic uptake of water.