cryoscopy

noun

cry·os·co·py krī-ˈä-skə-pē

: the determination of the lowered freezing points produced in liquid by dissolved substances in order to determine molecular weights of solutes and various properties of solutions

cryoscopic

ˌkrī-ə-ˈskä-pik

adjective

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Etymology

cryo- + -scopy (after French cryoscopie)

First Known Use

1885, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of cryoscopy was in 1885

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cryoscopy

noun

cry·os·co·py krī-ˈäs-kə-pē

plural cryoscopies

: the determination of the lowered freezing points produced in liquid by dissolved substances in order to find the molecular weights of solutes and various properties of solutions

cryoscopic

ˌkrī-ə-ˈskäp-ik

adjective

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