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cryoscopy

[ krahy-os-kuh-pee ]

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.


cryoscopy

/ kraɪˈɒskəpɪ; ˌkraɪəˈskɒpɪk /

noun

  1. 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
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Derived Forms

  • cryoscopic, adjective
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Other Words From

  • cry·o·scop·ic [krahy-, uh, -, skop, -ik], adjective
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Word History and Origins

Origin of cryoscopy1

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

The most promising of the methods which have been devised are cryoscopy, the methylene-blue test, and the phloridzin test.

Cryoscopy is the method most used in biological research to determine molecular concentration.

The method of cryoscopy is also of considerable service in forensic medicine.

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