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cryoscopy

cryoscopy noun: the measurement of the freezing point of a liquid using a cryoscope.

Noun

cryoscopy (usually uncountable, plural cryoscopies)

  1. (usually) The measurement of the freezing point of a liquid using a cryoscope.
  2. (physical, usually) The estimation of the molecular weight of a compound by measuring its effect on the freezing point of a solvent.

Forms of cryoscopy

pluralcryoscopies

Origin of cryoscopy

From cryo- + -scopy.

Questions about cryoscopy

What does cryoscopy mean?
Cryoscopy means the measurement of the freezing point of a liquid using a cryoscope.
What part of speech is cryoscopy?
Cryoscopy is a noun.
What is the plural of cryoscopy?
The plural of cryoscopy is cryoscopies.

Words near cryoscopy in the dictionary

  1. cryoscope
  2. cryoscopes
  3. cryoscopic
  4. cryoscopically
  5. cryoscopies
  6. cryoscopy
  7. cryosection
  8. cryosectioned
  9. cryosectioning
  10. cryosectionings
  11. cryosections

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