Meanings
nouncryoscopy (usually uncountable, plural cryoscopies)
plural cryoscopies
- uncountableusuallyThe measurement of the freezing point of a liquid using a cryoscope.
- physicaluncountableusuallychemistryThe estimation of the molecular weight of a compound by measuring its effect on the freezing point of a solvent.
Origin
Translations
Catalan crioscòpia
- crioscòpiathe measurement of the freezing point of a liquid using a cryoscope
French cryoscopie
- cryoscopiethe measurement of the freezing point of a liquid using a cryoscope
Greek κρυοσκοπία
- κρυοσκοπία (kryoskopía)the measurement of the freezing point of a liquid using a cryoscope
Italian crioscopia
- crioscopiathe measurement of the freezing point of a liquid using a cryoscope
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APA
cryoscopy. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cryoscopy
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“cryoscopy.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cryoscopy. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “cryoscopy,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cryoscopy.
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