kə noun, plural cry·os·co·pies.
1.
Chemistry. a technique for determining the molecular weight of a substance by dissolving it and measuring the freezing point of the solution.
2.
Medicine/Medical. the determination of the freezing points of certain bodily fluids, as urine, for diagnosis.
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| —n , pl -pies | |
| the determination of freezing points, esp for the determination of molecular weights by measuring the lowering of the freezing point of a solvent when a known quantity of solute is added | |
| cryoscopic | |
| —adj | |
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Cryoscopy
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cryoscopy cry·os·co·py (krī-ŏs'kə-pē)
n.
A technique for determining the freezing point of a liquid, such as blood or urine.
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