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cryoscopy

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cry·os·co·py  (kr-sk-p)
n.
A technique for determining the molecular weight of a solute by dissolving a known quantity of it in a solvent and recording the amount by which the freezing point of the solvent drops.

cryo·scopic (--skpk) adj.

cryoscopy [kraɪˈɒskəpɪ]
n pl -pies
(Chemistry) 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  [ˌkraɪəˈskɒpɪk] adj

cryoscopy
the study of the freezing points of fluids.
See also: Cold


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