boiling-point elevation

noun

The phenomenon that the boiling point of a liquid (a solvent) will be higher when another compound is added.

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Meanings

nounboiling-point elevation (countable and uncountable, plural boiling-point elevations)

plural boiling-point elevations

  1. countablephysicaluncountablechemistryThe phenomenon that the boiling point of a liquid (a solvent) will be higher when another compound is added.
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