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<chemistry> Any solution which has a lower osmotic pressure than another solution (that is, has a lower concentration of solutes than another solution).
A solution that contains a lower concentration of solutes than the cells that it is bathing, so that water flows into the cells from the solution by osmosis.
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(09 Oct 1997)
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