cryoscopy

[ krahy-os-kuh-pee ]

noun

, plural cry·os·co·pies.

1. Chemistry. a technique for determining the molecular weight of a substance by dissolving it and measuring the freezing point of the solution.
2. Medicine/Medical. the determination of the freezing points of certain bodily fluids, as urine, for diagnosis.

cryoscopy

/ kraɪˈɒskəpɪ; ˌkraɪəˈskɒpɪk /

noun

1. 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

Derived Forms

• cryoscopic, adjective

Other Words From

• cry·o·scop·ic [krahy-, uh, -, skop, -ik], adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of cryoscopy¹

First recorded in 1895–1900; cryo- + -scopy

Example Sentences

The most promising of the methods which have been devised are cryoscopy, the methylene-blue test, and the phloridzin test.

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Cryoscopy is the method most used in biological research to determine molecular concentration.

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The method of cryoscopy is also of considerable service in forensic medicine.

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