cryophorus

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noun

An instrument used to illustrate the freezing of water by its own evaporation. Typically, it consists of two glass bulbs connected by a tube and containing only a quantity of water and water vapour, devoid of air. When one bulb is subjected to freezing temperature, the other freezes.

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frost-bearer
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Meanings

nouncryophorus (plural cryophoruses)

plural cryophoruses

  1. chemistryAn instrument used to illustrate the freezing of water by its own evaporation. Typically, it consists of two glass bulbs connected by a tube and containing only a quantity of water and water vapour, devoid of air. When one bulb is subjected to freezing temperature, the other freezes.

    Synonyms: frost-bearer

Synonyms & antonyms

nounAn instrument used to illustrate the freezing of water by its own evaporation. Typically, it consists of two glass bulbs connected by a tube and containing only a quantity of water and water vapour, devoid of air. When one bulb is subjected to freezing temperature, the other freezes.

Similar
frost-bearer

Origin

Fron cryo- + Ancient Greek -φόρος (-phóros, “bearing”).

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APA

cryophorus. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cryophorus

MLA

“cryophorus.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cryophorus. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “cryophorus,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cryophorus.

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