cryoscopy

[ krahy-os-kuh-pee ]

/ kraɪˈɒs kə pi /

noun, plural cry·os·co·pies.

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.

Nearby words

cryoprobe, cryoprotectant, cryoprotein, cryoscope, cryoscopic, cryoscopy, cryostasis, cryostat, cryosurgery, cryotherapy, cryotolerant

Origin of cryoscopy

First recorded in 1895–1900; cryo- + -scopy

Related forms

cry·o·scop·ic

[krahy-uh-skop-ik] /ˌkraɪ əˈskɒp ɪk/, adjective

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Examples from the Web for cryoscopic

Cryoscopic determinations of its molecular weight show that it is H2O2.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 14, Slice 1|Various
In certain experiments on dogs the cryoscopic examination of the blood showed a freezing point of -.6 C.
The Mechanism of Life|Stphane Leduc

British Dictionary definitions for cryoscopic

cryoscopy

/ (kraɪˈɒskəpɪ) /

noun plural -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

Derived Forms

cryoscopic (ˌkraɪəˈskɒpɪk), adjective

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Medicine definitions for cryoscopic

cryoscopy

[ krī-ŏs′kə-pē ]

n.

A technique for determining the freezing point of a liquid, such as blood or urine.