cryoscopy
Chemistry. a technique for determining the molecular weight of a substance by dissolving it and measuring the freezing point of the solution.
Medicine/Medical. the determination of the freezing points of certain bodily fluids, as urine, for diagnosis.
Origin of cryoscopy
1Other words from cryoscopy
- cry·o·scop·ic [krahy-uh-skop-ik], /ˌkraɪ əˈskɒp ɪk/, adjective
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How to use cryoscopy in a sentence
The most promising of the methods which have been devised are cryoscopy, the methylene-blue test, and the phloridzin test.
A Manual of Clinical Diagnosis | James Campbell Toddcryoscopy is the method most used in biological research to determine molecular concentration.
The Mechanism of Life | Stphane LeducThe method of cryoscopy is also of considerable service in forensic medicine.
The Mechanism of Life | Stphane Leduc
British Dictionary definitions for cryoscopy
/ (kraɪˈɒskəpɪ) /
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
Derived forms of cryoscopy
- cryoscopic (ˌkraɪəˈskɒpɪk), adjective
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