medium surrounding the cell has a higher concentration than the cell ie if solution is dilute then it is called ________________

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If the medium surrounding the cell has a higher concentration than the cell (that is it is more concentrated than the cell), then the solution is a hypertonic solution.
If the medium surrounding the cell has a lower concentration with respect to the cell, that is it is dilute with respect to the cell, then it is hypotonic solution.

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