freezing-point depression

noun

A drop in the minimum temperature at which a substance freezes, caused when a smaller amount of another, non-volatile substance is added, such as salt or alcohol.

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Meanings

nounfreezing-point depression (countable and uncountable, plural freezing-point depressions)

plural freezing-point depressions

  1. countableuncountablechemistryA drop in the minimum temperature at which a substance freezes, caused when a smaller amount of another, non-volatile substance is added, such as salt or alcohol.
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APA

freezing-point depression. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/freezing-point%20depression

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“freezing-point depression.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/freezing-point%20depression. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “freezing-point depression,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/freezing-point%20depression.

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