hyperosmotic
hyperosmotic In osmosis, the side of the semipermeable membrane toward which water flows. The body fluids of the coelacanth (see COELACANTHIFORMES) and Chondrichthyes are hyperosmotic, so water flows from the sea into the body. Compare HYPOSMOTIC.
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