The term used to describe a type of solution in which cells will lose water to their environment is hypertonic.

Here's why:

* Hypertonic solutions have a higher concentration of solutes (dissolved substances) compared to the inside of the cell.

* This difference in solute concentration creates an osmotic pressure, where water naturally moves from an area of high concentration (inside the cell) to an area of low concentration (the hypertonic environment).

* This movement of water out of the cell causes the cell to shrink or shrivel.

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