cryoscopy

noun

cry·​os·​co·​py krī-ˈä-skə-pē 

: the determination of the lowered freezing points produced in liquid by dissolved substances in order to determine molecular weights of solutes and various properties of solutions

cryoscopic

ˌkrī-ə-ˈskä-pik 

adjective

Word History

Etymology

cryo- + -scopy (after French cryoscopie)

First Known Use

1885, in the meaning defined above

Medical Definition

cryoscopy

noun

cry·​os·​co·​py krī-ˈäs-kə-pē 

plural cryoscopies

: the determination of the lowered freezing points produced in liquid by dissolved substances in order to find the molecular weights of solutes and various properties of solutions

cryoscopic

ˌkrī-ə-ˈskäp-ik 

adjective