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cryophoruses

cryophoruses is the plural of cryophorus.

Meaning of cryophorus

Noun

cryophorus (plural cryophoruses)

  1. An instrument used to illustrate the freezing of water by its own evaporation. Typically, it consists of two glass bulbs connected by a tube and containing only a quantity of water and water vapour, devoid of air. When one bulb is subjected to freezing temperature, the other freezes.
    Synonyms:
    frost-bearer

Questions about cryophoruses

What is cryophoruses the plural of?
Cryophoruses is the plural of cryophorus.

Words near cryophoruses in the dictionary

  1. cryophilous
  2. cryophobe
  3. cryophobes
  4. cryophobia
  5. cryophorus
  6. cryophoruses
  7. cryophylactic
  8. cryophysics
  9. cryophysiological
  10. cryophysiology
  11. cryophyte

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